# Cal. PEN § 270.6: Section 270.6

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. PEN § 270.6
- **Heading:** Section 270.6
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code pen / Part 1 / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 270.6

## Text

If a court of competent jurisdiction has made a temporary or permanent order awarding spousal support that a person must pay, the person has notice of that order, and he or she then leaves the state with the intent to willfully omit, without lawful excuse, to furnish the spousal support, he or she is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. PEN § 270 Section 270](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270.5 Section 270.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270.6 Section 270.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270.6.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270a Section 270a](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270a.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270b Section 270b](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270b.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270c Section 270c](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270c.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270d Section 270d](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270d.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270e Section 270e](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270e.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270f Section 270f](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270f.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270g Section 270g](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270g.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 270h Section 270h](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S270h.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 271 Section 271](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S271.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 271.5 Section 271.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S271.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 271a Section 271a](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T9_C2_S271a.md)

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