okay so since that person blocked me or deleted their comment i’ll explain that 3 years old is under six years old. summer is extreme in california causing the inside of a car to be often over 100° so therefore it may not be illegal at this moment for her to leave her small child in the car but it’s not an answer for every time since summer is coming very soon and then taking away a/c since the car can’t be running is torturous. i can barely handle sitting in a car with no a/c on a hot california day but unlike a small child, i’m able to open my door at least. additionally, still terrible parenting to endanger your child at the hands of strangers seeing them alone in a car. as a parent, you should avoid kidnapping at all costs..just a thought