Pen. Code, § 795 · Chapter 1. Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

Pen. Code, § 795

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The jurisdiction of a violation of Sections 412, 413, or 414, or a conspiracy to violate any of said sections, is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which:

First. Any act is done towards the commission of the offense; or,

Second. The offender passed, whether into, out of, or through it, to commit the offense; or,

Third. The offender is arrested.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=795.
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