{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"793","citation":"Pen. Code, § 793","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses [777. - 795.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 511, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-the-local-jurisdiction-of-public-offenses-793","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}