Penal Code section 4702

Whenever any prisoner confined in a jail established and maintained by the sheriff in another county, is tried for any offense committed in such jail or for escaping or attempting to escape therefrom, the venue shall be in the county establishing and maintaining such jail and the costs shall be charged against that county.

Source: Section 4702, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=4702. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_4702

Original Source: Section 4702, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=4702. (last accessed May 12, 2025).