Cal. Penal Code § 784.5

Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 23 Va. App. 430 - Foster-Zahid v. Commonwealth (1996)

Most recently applied in 23 Va. App. 430 - Foster-Zahid v. Commonwealth (November 1996)

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1207, Sec. 5.

The jurisdiction of a criminal action for a violation of Section 277, 278, or 278.5 shall be in any one of the following jurisdictional territories:

(a) Any jurisdictional territory in which the victimized person resides, or where the agency deprived of custody is located, at the time of the taking or deprivation.

(b) The jurisdictional territory in which the minor child was taken, detained, or concealed.

When the jurisdiction lies in more than one jurisdictional territory, the district attorneys concerned may agree which of them will prosecute the case.

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