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Cal. Penal Code § 793

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 § 793

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 § 793Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
When an act charged as a public offense is within the jurisdiction of the United States, or of another state or territory of the United States, as well as of this state, a conviction or acquittal thereof in that other jurisdiction is a bar to the prosecution or indictment in this state.

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