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,

Terms Used In California Penal Code 795

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

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

Third. The offender is arrested.

(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)

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