California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 782

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two or more jurisdictional territories, or within 500 yards thereof, the jurisdiction of such offense is in any competent court within either jurisdictional territory.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 782 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-3-additional-provisions-regarding-criminal-procedure/chapter-1-of-the-local-jurisdiction-of-public-offenses/section-782

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

§ 777§ 777a§ 777b§ 778§ 778a§ 778b§ 781§ 782§ 783§ 783.5…§ 787§ 788§ 789§ 790§ 791§ 792§ 793§ 793.5§ 794§ 795

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