Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 777 — Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses
Cal. Penal Code § 777
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person is liable to punishment by the laws of this State, for a public offense committed by him therein, except where it is by law cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States; and except as otherwise provided by law the jurisdiction of every public offense is in any competent…
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Cal. Penal Code § 777 — Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person is liable to punishment by the laws of this State, for a public offense committed by him therein, except where it is by law cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States; and except as otherwise provided by law the jurisdiction of every public offense is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which it is committed.