California · Penal Code

PEN §795: 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.

Civil

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This statute establishes which courts have jurisdiction over violations of sections 412, 413, or 414, and conspiracies to violate those sections, based on where the act occurred, the offender traveled, or was arrested.

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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.

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