California Penal Code Section 777a

CA Penal Code § 777a (2017)  

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.

(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018