§ 777a

Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

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.

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

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