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Cal. Penal Code § 777a

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 1: Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 777a

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 777aPrimary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
If a parent violates the provisions of Section 270 of this code, the jurisdiction of such offense is in any competent court of either the jurisdictional territory in which the minor child is cared for or in which such parent is apprehended.

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