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Title 3: Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure | Chapter 1: Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

California Penal Code, Part 2 — Criminal Procedure – 2026

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Chapter 1: Of Lawful Resistance Chapter 2: Of the Intervention of the Officers of Justice Chapter 3: Security to Keep the Peace Chapter 5: Suppression of Riots Title 2: Mode of Prosecution Title 2.5: Nightcourt Chapter 1: Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses Chapter 2: Time of Commencing Criminal Actions Chapter 3: Complaints Before Magistrates Chapter 4: The Warrant of Arrest Chapter 4.2: Code Enforcement Officers Chapter 4.5: Peace Officers Chapter 5: Arrest, by Whom and How Made Chapter 5A: Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit Article 1: Colorado River Crime Enforcement Compact Article 2: California-Nevada Compact for Jurisdiction on Interstate Waters Chapter 5C: Citations for Misdemeanors Chapter 5D: Filing Complaint After Citation Chapter 6: Retaking After an Escape or Rescue Chapter 7: Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer Chapter 1: General Provisions Article 1: Qualifications of Grand Jurors Article 2: Listing and Selection of Grand Jurors Article 3: Jury Commissioners Article 4: Impaneling of Grand Jury Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs Article 3: Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries Article 4: Conduct of Investigations Chapter 1: Finding and Presentment of the Indictment Chapter 2: Rules of Pleading Chapter 1: Of the Arraignment of the Defendant Chapter 2: Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] Chapter 2.2: Career Criminals [999b - 999h] Chapter 2.3: Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] Chapter 2.4: Child Abusers [999q - 999y] Chapter 2.5: Special Proceedings in Narcotics and Drug Abuse Cases Chapter 2.55: Deferred Entry of Judgment Pilot Program Chapter 2.6: Deferred Entry of Judgment Reentry Program Chapter 2.65: Child Abuse and Neglect Counseling Chapter 2.7: Misdemeanor Diversion Chapter 2.8: Diversion of Defendants With Cognitive Developmental Disabilities Chapter 2.8A: Diversion of Individuals with Mental Disorders Chapter 2.81: Pretrial Diversion of Traffic Violators Chapter 2.9: Diversion of Misdemeanor Offenders Chapter 2.9A: Bad Check Diversion Chapter 2.9B: Parental Diversion Chapter 2.9C: Military Diversion Program Chapter 2.9D: Theft and Repeat Theft Crimes Diversion or Deferred Entry of Judgment Program Chapter 2.9E: Primary Caregiver Diversion Chapter 2.92: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Pilot Program Chapter 2.95: Diversion Restitution Fee Chapter 2.96: Court Initiated Misdemeanor Diversion Chapter 3: Demurrer and Amendment Chapter 4: Plea Chapter 5: Transmission of Certain Indictments and Information Chapter 6: Change of Venue Chapter 7: The Mode of Trial Chapter 8: Formation of the Trial Jury and theCalendar of Issues for Trial Chapter 9: Postponement of the Trial Chapter 10: Discovery Chapter 1: Challenging the Jury Chapter 2: The Trial Chapter 3: Conduct of the Jury After the Cause Is Submitted to Them Chapter 4: The Verdict or Finding Article 1: Initial Sentencing Article 1.5: Recall and Resentencing Chapter 4.8: Pregnant and Parenting Women’s Alternative Sentencing Program Act Chapter 5: Bills of Exception Chapter 6: New Trials Chapter 7: Arrest of Judgment Chapter 1: The Judgment Chapter 1.4: Electronic Monitoring Chapter 1.5: Certification of Drug Diversion Programs Chapter 2: The Execution Chapter 3: California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Chapter 1: Appeals, When Allowed and How Taken, and the Effect Thereof Chapter 1a: Judicial Council Rules [1247k- 1247k.] Chapter 2: Dismissing an Appeal for Irregularity Chapter 3: Argument of the Appeal Chapter 4: Judgment Upon Appeal Article 1: In What Cases the Defendant May Be Admitted to Bail Article 2: Bail Upon Being Held to Answer Before Indictment [1277 - 1281a] Article 3: Bail Upon an Indictment Before Conviction Article 4: Bail on Appeal Article 5: Deposit Instead of Bail Article 5.5: Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act Article 6: Exoneration Article 7: Forfeiture of the Undertaking of Bail or of the Deposit of Money Article 8: Recommitment of the Defendant, After Having Given Bail or Deposited Money Instead of Bail Article 9: Procedure Relating to Release on Own Recognizance Article 10: Violations Chapter 1.7: Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool Validation Chapter 2: Who May Be Witnesses in Criminal Actions Chapter 3: Compelling the Attendance of Witnesses Chapter 3a: Attendance of Witnesses Outside the State Chapter 4: Examination of Witnesses Conditionally Chapter 4.5: Examination of Victims of Sexual Crimes Chapter 5: Examination of Witnesses on Commission Chapter 6: Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction Chapter 7: Compromising Certain Public Offenses by Leave of the Court Chapter 8: Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise Chapter 8.5: Agreement on Detainers Chapter 9: Proceedings Against Corporations Chapter 10: Entitling Affidavits Chapter 11: Errors and Mistakes in Pleadings and Other Proceedings Chapter 12: Disposal of Property Stolen or Embezzled Chapter 13: Disposition of Evidence in Criminal Cases Chapter 14: Disposition of Unclaimed Money Held by District Attorney or Court Clerk Chapter 15: Disqualification of Prosecuting Attorneys Chapter 1: Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases Chapter 2: Appeals In Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases Chapter 3: Transfer of Misdemeanor and Infraction Appeals Chapter 1: Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus Chapter 2: Pretrial Review Chapter 3: Of Search Warrants Chapter 3.5: Disclosure of Medical Records to Law Enforcement Agencies Chapter 3.6: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Chapter 4: Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature Title 13: Proceedings for Bringing Persons Imprisoned in the State Prison, or the Jail of Another County, Before a Court Title 15: Outpatient Status for Mentally Disordered and Developmentally Disabled Offenders
§ 777 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 ex… § 777a 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 jurisdiction… § 777b Perjury, in violation of Section 118, committed outside of the State of California is punishable in a competent court in the jurisdictional territory … § 778 When the commission of a public offense, commenced without the State, is consummated within its boundaries by a defendant, himself outside the State, … § 778a (a) Whenever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does any act within this state in execution or part execution of that intent, which culminates i… § 778b Every person who, being out of this state, causes, aids, advises, or encourages any person to commit a crime within this state, and is afterwards foun… § 781 Except as provided in Section 923, when a public offense is committed in part in one jurisdictional territory and in part in another jurisdictional te… § 782 When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two or more jurisdictional territories, or within 500 yards thereof, the jurisdiction of such of… § 783 When a public offense is committed in this State, on board a vessel navigating a river, bay, slough, lake, or canal, or lying therein, in the prosecut… § 783.5 When a public offense is committed in a park situated in more than one county, the jurisdiction over such an offense is in any competent court in any … § 784 The jurisdiction of a criminal action: (a) For forcibly and without lawful authority seizing and confining another, or inveigling or kidnapping anothe… § 784.5 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for a violation of Section 277, 278, or 278. § 784.7 (a) If more than one violation of Section 220, except assault with intent to commit mayhem, 261, 264.1, 269, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 288. § 784.8 If more than one felony violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 368 occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, the jurisdiction of any o… § 785 When the offense of incest is committed in the jurisdictional territory of one competent court and the defendant is apprehended in the jurisdictional … § 786 (a) If property taken in one jurisdictional territory by burglary, carjacking, robbery, theft, or embezzlement has been brought into another, or when … § 786.5 (a) The jurisdiction of a criminal action brought by the Attorney General for theft, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 484, or a violation of S… § 787 When multiple offenses punishable under one or more of Sections 11418, 11418. § 788 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for treason, when the overt act is committed out of the State, is in any county of the State. § 789 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for stealing or embezzling, in any other state, the property of another, or receiving it knowing it to have been… § 790 (a) The jurisdiction of a criminal action for murder or manslaughter is in the county where the fatal injury was inflicted or in the county in which t… § 791 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 ju… § 792 The jurisdiction of a criminal action against a principal in the commission of a public offense, when such principal is not present at the commission … § 793 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 wel… § 793.5 Any person convicted of a crime based upon an act or omission for which he or she has been acquitted or convicted in another country shall be entitled… § 794 Where an offense is within the jurisdiction of two or more courts, a conviction or acquittal thereof in one court is a bar to a prosecution therefor i… § 795 The jurisdiction of a violation of Sections 412, 413, or 414, or a conspiracy to violate any of said sections, is in any competent court within the ju…