Penal Code section 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 jurisdictional territory in which the minor child is cared for or in which such parent is apprehended.

Source: Section 777a, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=777a. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_777a

Original Source: Section 777a, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=777a. (last accessed May 12, 2025).