Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 785 — Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses
Cal. Penal Code § 785
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
When the offense of incest is committed in the jurisdictional territory of one competent court and the defendant is apprehended in the jurisdictional territory of another competent court the jurisdiction is in either court.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 785 — Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
When the offense of incest is committed in the jurisdictional territory of one competent court and the defendant is apprehended in the jurisdictional territory of another competent court the jurisdiction is in either court.
When the offense of bigamy is committed, the jurisdiction is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which the marriage took place, or cohabitation occurred or the defendant was apprehended.