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Cal. Penal Code § 791

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 § 791

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 § 791Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
In the case of an accessory, as defined in Section 32, in the commission of a public offense, the jurisdiction is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which the offense of the accessory was committed, notwithstanding the principal offense was committed in another jurisdictional territory.

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