California Penal Code Section 793

CA Penal Code § 793 (2017)  

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 well as of this state, a conviction or acquittal thereof in that other jurisdiction is a bar to the prosecution or indictment in this state.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 511, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018