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2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 783.

783. When a public offense is committed in this State, on board a vessel navigating a river, bay, slough, lake, or canal, or lying therein, in the prosecution of its voyage, or on a railroad train or car, motor vehicle, common carrier transporting passengers or on an aircraft prosecuting its trip, the jurisdiction is in any competent court, through, on, or over the jurisdictional territory of which the vessel, train, car, motor vehicle, common carrier or aircraft passes in the course of its voyage or trip, or in the jurisdictional territory of which the voyage or trip terminates.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 783.5.

783.5. When a public offense is committed in a park situated in more than one county, the jurisdiction over such an offense is in any competent court in any county in which any part of the park is situated. “Park,” as used in this section means any area of land, or water, or both, which has been designated as a park or recreation area by any public agency or political subdivision of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 582.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 784.

784. The jurisdiction of a criminal action:
(a) For forcibly and without lawful authority seizing and confining another, or inveigling or kidnapping another, with intent, against his or her will, to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned in this state, or to be sent out of the state, or from one county to another, or to be sold as a slave, or in any way held to service;
(b) For inveigling, enticing, or taking away any person for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 647;
Is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory in which the offense was committed, or in the jurisdictional territory out of which the person upon whom the offense was committed was taken or within the jurisdictional territory in which an act was done by the defendant in instigating, procuring, promoting, or aiding in the commission of the offense, or in abetting the parties concerned therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 990, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 784.5.

784.5. The jurisdiction of a criminal action for a violation of Section 277, 278, or 278.5 shall be in any one of the following jurisdictional territories:
(a) Any jurisdictional territory in which the victimized person resides, or where the agency deprived of custody is located, at the time of the taking or deprivation.
(b) The jurisdictional territory in which the minor child was taken, detained, or concealed.
(c) The jurisdictional territory in which the minor child is found.
When the jurisdiction lies in more than one jurisdictional territory, the district attorneys concerned may agree which of them will prosecute the case.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1207, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 784.7.

784.7. (a) If more than one violation of Section 220, except assault with intent to commit mayhem, 261, 264.1, 269, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 288.7, or 289 or former Section 262 or 288a occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses, and for any offenses properly joinable with that offense, is in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, subject to a hearing pursuant to Section 954 in the jurisdiction of the proposed trial. At the hearing pursuant to Section 954, the prosecution shall present written evidence that all district attorneys in counties with jurisdiction over the offenses agree to the venue. Charged offenses from jurisdictions where there is not a written agreement from the district attorney shall be returned to that jurisdiction.
(b) If more than one violation of Section 243.4, 261.5, 273a, 273.5, 646.9, or any crime of domestic violence as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 13700 occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, and the defendant and the victim are the same for all of the offenses, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses and for any offenses properly joinable with that offense is in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, subject to a hearing pursuant to Section 954 in the jurisdiction of the proposed trial. At the hearing pursuant to Section 954, the prosecution shall present written evidence that all district attorneys in counties with jurisdiction over the offenses agree to the venue. Charged offenses from jurisdictions where there is not a written agreement from the district attorney shall be returned to that jurisdiction.
(c) If more than one violation of Section 236.1, 266h, or 266i occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses, and for any offenses properly joinable with that offense, is in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, subject to a hearing pursuant to Section 954 in the jurisdiction of the proposed trial. At the hearing pursuant to Section 954, the prosecution shall present written evidence that all district attorneys in counties with jurisdiction over the offenses agree to the venue. Charged offenses from jurisdictions where there is not a written agreement from the district attorney shall be returned to that jurisdiction. In determining whether all counts in the complaint should be joined in one county for prosecution, the court shall consider the location and complexity of the likely evidence, where the majority of the offenses occurred, the rights of the defendant and the people, and the convenience of, or hardship to, the victim or victims and witnesses.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 666, Sec. 1. (AB 806) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 784.8.

784.8. If more than one felony violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 368 occurs in more than one jurisdictional territory, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses, and for any offenses properly joinable with that offense, is in any jurisdiction where at least one of the offenses occurred, subject to a hearing, pursuant to Section 954, within the jurisdiction of the proposed trial. At the hearing held pursuant to Section 954, the prosecution shall present written evidence that all district attorneys in counties with jurisdiction of the offenses agree to the venue. Charged offenses from any jurisdiction where there is not a written agreement from the district attorney shall be returned to that jurisdiction. In determining whether all counts in the complaint should be joined in one county for prosecution, the court shall consider the location and complexity of the likely evidence, where the majority of the offenses occurred, the rights of the defendant and the people, and the convenience of, or hardship to, the victim or victims and witnesses.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 206, Sec. 1. (SB 304) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 785.

785. When the offense of incest is committed in the jurisdictional territory of one competent court and the defendant is apprehended in the jurisdictional territory of another competent court the jurisdiction is in either court.
When the offense of bigamy is committed, the jurisdiction is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which the marriage took place, or cohabitation occurred or the defendant was apprehended.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 786.5.

786.5. The jurisdiction of a criminal action brought by the Attorney General for theft, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 484, or a violation of Section 490.4 or 496, shall also include the county where an offense involving the theft or receipt of the stolen merchandise occurred, the county in which the merchandise was recovered, or the county where any act was done by the defendant in instigating, procuring, promoting, or aiding in the commission of a theft offense or a violation of Section 490.4 or 496 or in abetting the parties concerned therein. If multiple offenses of theft or violations of Section 490.4 or 496, either all involving the same defendant or defendants and the same merchandise, or all involving the same defendant or defendants and the same scheme or substantially similar activity, occur in multiple jurisdictions, then any of those jurisdictions are a proper jurisdiction for all of the offenses. Jurisdiction also extends to all associated offenses connected together in their commission to the underlying theft offenses or violations of Section 490.4 or 496.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 949, Sec. 1. (AB 1613) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 787.

787. When multiple offenses punishable under one or more of Sections 11418, 11418.5, and 11419 occur in more than one jurisdictional territory, and the offenses are part of a single scheme or terrorist attack, the jurisdiction of any of those offenses is in any jurisdiction where at least one of those offenses occurred.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 64, Sec. 1. Effective June 21, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 788.

788. The jurisdiction of a criminal action for treason, when the overt act is committed out of the State, is in any county of the State.
(Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 789.

789. The jurisdiction of a criminal action for stealing or embezzling, in any other state, the property of another, or receiving it knowing it to have been stolen or embezzled, and bringing the same into this State, is in any competent court into or through the jurisdictional territory of which such stolen or embezzled property has been brought.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 790.

790. (a) The jurisdiction of a criminal action for murder or manslaughter is in the county where the fatal injury was inflicted or in the county in which the injured party died or in the county in which his or her body was found. However, if the defendant is indicted in the county in which the fatal injury was inflicted, at any time before his or her trial in another county, the sheriff of the other county shall, if the defendant is in custody, deliver the defendant upon demand to the sheriff of the county in which the fatal injury was inflicted. When the fatal injury was inflicted and the injured person died or his or her body was found within five hundred yards of the boundary of two or more counties, jurisdiction is in either county.
(b) If a defendant is charged with a special circumstance pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 190.2, the jurisdiction for any charged murder, and for any crimes properly joinable with that murder, shall be in any county that has jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (a) for one or more of the murders charged in a single complaint or indictment as long as the charged murders are “connected together in their commission,” as that phrase is used in Section 954, and subject to a hearing in the jurisdiction where the prosecution is attempting to consolidate the charged murders. If the charged murders are not joined or consolidated, the murder that was charged outside of the county that has jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be returned to that county.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 148. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 791.

791. In the case of an accessory, as defined in Section 32, in the commission of a public offense, the jurisdiction is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which the offense of the accessory was committed, notwithstanding the principal offense was committed in another jurisdictional territory.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 792.

792. The jurisdiction of a criminal action against a principal in the commission of a public offense, when such principal is not present at the commission of the offense is in the same court it would be under this code if he were so present and aiding and abetting therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 793.

793. 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.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 793.5.

793.5. Any person convicted of a crime based upon an act or omission for which he or she has been acquitted or convicted in another country shall be entitled to credit for any actual time served in custody in a penal institution in that country for the crime.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 511, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 794.

794. Where an offense is within the jurisdiction of two or more courts, a conviction or acquittal thereof in one court is a bar to a prosecution therefor in another.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses › Section 795.

795. The jurisdiction of a violation of Sections 412, 413, or 414, or a conspiracy to violate any of said sections, is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which:
First. Any act is done towards the commission of the offense; or,
Second. The offender passed, whether into, out of, or through it, to commit the offense; or,
Third. The offender is arrested.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 799.

799. (a) Prosecution for an offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for life without the possibility of parole, or for the embezzlement of public money, may be commenced at any time.
(b) (1) Prosecution for a felony offense described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), or (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 261, paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a) of former Section 262, Section 264.1, paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c) of, or subdivision (d), (f), (g), (i), or (k) of, Section 286, paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c) of, or subdivision (d), (f), (g), (i), or (k) of, Section 287 or former Section 288a, subdivision (a) of Section 288 involving substantial sexual conduct as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1203.066, subdivision (b) of Section 288, Section 288.5, or subdivision (a), (b), (d), (e), or (g) of Section 289 may be commenced at any time.
(2) This subdivision applies to crimes that were committed on or after January 1, 2017, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2017, has not run as of January 1, 2017.
(c) This section applies when the defendant was a minor at the time of the commission of the offense and the prosecuting attorney could have petitioned the court for a fitness hearing pursuant to Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 38. (AB 1171) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 800.

800. Except as provided in Section 799, prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for eight years or more or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for eight years or more shall be commenced within six years after commission of the offense.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 24) by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 11. (AB 17 1x) Effective September 21, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 46 of Ch. 12.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.

801. Except as provided in Sections 799 and 800, prosecution for an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 shall be commenced within three years after commission of the offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 446. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.1.

801.1. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 261, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, or 289, or former Section 288a, or Section 289.5, as enacted by Chapter 293 of the Statutes of 1991 relating to penetration by an unknown object, that is alleged to have been committed when the victim was under 18 years of age, may be commenced any time prior to the victim’s 40th birthday.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to crimes that were committed on or after January 1, 2015, or for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2015, has not run as of January 1, 2015.
(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, if either subdivision (a) of this section or subdivision (b) of Section 799 does not apply, prosecution for a felony offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 290 shall be commenced within 10 years after commission of the offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 78. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.2.

801.2. Notwithstanding any other limitation of time prescribed in this chapter, prosecution for a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 311.4 shall commence within 10 years of the date of production of the pornographic material.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 337, Sec. 35. Effective September 20, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.5.

801.5. Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other provision of law, prosecution for any offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 803 shall be commenced within four years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within four years after the completion of the offense, whichever is later.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 704, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.6.

801.6. Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, prosecution for any offense proscribed by Section 368, except for a violation of any provision of law proscribing theft or embezzlement, may be filed at any time within five years from the date of occurrence of such offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 587, Sec. 1. (AB 2274) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.7.

801.7. (a) Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other law, prosecution for a felony offense described in Section 502 shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after the offense could have reasonably been discovered, provided, however, that in any case a complaint shall not be filed more than six years after the commission of the offense.
(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2022, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2022, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2022.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 206, Sec. 1. (AB 1247) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 801.8.

801.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, prosecution for the failure of a mandated reporter to report an incident under Section 11166 known or reasonably suspected by the mandated reporter to be sexual assault as defined in Section 11165.1, may be filed at any time within five years from the date of occurrence of such offense.
(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this chapter, prosecution for the failure of a mandated reporter to report an incident under Section 11166 known or reasonably suspected by the mandated reporter to be child abuse or severe neglect that is not described in subdivision (a), may be filed within one year of the discovery of the offense, but in no case later than four years after the commission of the offense.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 587, Sec. 2. (AB 2274) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 802.

802. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), (d), or (e), prosecution for an offense not punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 shall be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
(b) Prosecution for a misdemeanor violation of Section 647.6 or former Section 647a committed with or upon a minor under 14 years of age shall be commenced within three years after commission of the offense.
(c) Prosecution of a misdemeanor violation of Section 729 of the Business and Professions Code shall be commenced within two years after commission of the offense.
(d) Prosecution of a misdemeanor violation of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code shall be commenced as follows:
(1) With respect to Sections 7028.17, 7068.5, and 7068.7 of the Business and Professions Code, within one year of the commission of the offense.
(2) With respect to Sections 7027.1, 7028.1, 7028.15, 7118.4, 7118.5, 7118.6, 7126, 7153, 7156, 7157, 7158, 7159.5 (licensee only), 7159.14 (licensee only), 7161, and 7189 of the Business and Professions Code, within two years of the commission of the offense.
(3) With respect to Sections 7027.3 and 7028.16 of the Business and Professions Code, within three years of the commission of the offense.
(4) With respect to Sections 7028, 7159.5 (nonlicensee only), and 7159.14 (nonlicensee only) of the Business and Professions Code, within four years of the commission of the offense.
(e) (1) Prosecution for a misdemeanor violation of Section 6126, 10085.6, 10139, or 10147.6 of the Business and Professions Code or Section 2944.6 or 2944.7 of the Civil Code shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after completion of the offense, whichever is later.
(2) Prosecution for a misdemeanor violation of subdivisions (b) and (e) of Section 119 of the Business and Professions Code, by parties licensed or subject to licensure pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of that code, within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within three years after completion of the offense, whichever is later.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 403, Sec. 2. (SB 601) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 802.5.

802.5. Notwithstanding Section 802 or any other provision of law, prosecution for the offense described in Section 18897.93 of the Business and Professions Code shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 146, Sec. 2. (SB 238) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 803.5.

803.5. With respect to a violation of Section 115 or 530.5, a limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not commence to run until the discovery of the offense.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 468, Sec. 10.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 803.6.

803.6. (a) If more than one time period described in this chapter applies, the time for commencing an action shall be governed by that period that expires the latest in time.
(b) Any change in the time period for the commencement of prosecution described in this chapter applies to any crime if prosecution for the crime was not barred on the effective date of the change by the statute of limitations in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the change.
(c) This section is declaratory of existing law.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 368, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 803.7.

803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within 5 years of the crime.
(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2020.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 546, Sec. 3. (SB 273) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 804.

804. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for the purpose of this chapter, prosecution for an offense is commenced when any of the following occurs:
(a) An indictment or information is filed.
(b) A complaint is filed charging a misdemeanor or infraction.
(c) The defendant is arraigned on a complaint that charges the defendant with a felony.
(d) An arrest warrant or bench warrant is issued, provided the warrant names or describes the defendant with the same degree of particularity required for an indictment, information, or complaint.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 110, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 2 - Time of Commencing Criminal Actions › Section 805.

805. For the purpose of determining the applicable limitation of time pursuant to this chapter:
(a) An offense is deemed punishable by the maximum punishment prescribed by statute for the offense, regardless of the punishment actually sought or imposed. Any enhancement of punishment prescribed by statute shall be disregarded in determining the maximum punishment prescribed by statute for an offense.
(b) The limitation of time applicable to an offense that is necessarily included within a greater offense is the limitation of time applicable to the lesser included offense, regardless of the limitation of time applicable to the greater offense.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1270, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 3 - Complaints Before Magistrates › Section 806.

806. A proceeding for the examination before a magistrate of a person on a charge of a felony must be commenced by written complaint under oath subscribed by the complainant and filed with the magistrate. Such complaint may be verified on information and belief. When the complaint is used as a pleading to which the defendant pleads guilty under Section 859a of this code, the complaint shall contain the same allegations, including the charge of prior conviction or convictions of crime, as are required for indictments and informations and, wherever applicable, shall be construed and shall have substantially the same effect as provided in this code for indictments and informations.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 359. Effective September 28, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 3 - Complaints Before Magistrates › Section 808.

808. The following persons are magistrates:
(a) The judges of the Supreme Court.
(b) The judges of the courts of appeal.
(c) The judges of the superior courts.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 229. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 3 - Complaints Before Magistrates › Section 809.

809. The night-time commissioner of the Santa Clara County Superior Court shall be considered a magistrate for the purpose of conducting prompt probable cause hearings for persons arrested without an arrest warrant as mandated by law.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 909, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 3 - Complaints Before Magistrates › Section 810.

810. (a) The presiding judge of the superior court in a county shall, as often as is necessary, designate on a schedule not less than one judge of the court to be reasonably available on call as a magistrate for the setting of orders for discharge from actual custody upon bail, the issuance of search warrants, and for such other matters as may by the magistrate be deemed appropriate, at all times when a court is not in session in the county.
(b) The officer in charge of a jail, or a person the officer designates, in which an arrested person is held in custody shall assist the arrested person or the arrested person’s attorney in contacting the magistrate on call as soon as possible for the purpose of obtaining release on bail.
(c) Any telephone call made pursuant to this section by an arrested person while in custody or by such person’s attorney shall not count or be considered as a telephone call for purposes of Section 851.5 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 530. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 813.

813. (a) When a complaint is filed with a magistrate charging a felony originally triable in the superior court of the county in which he or she sits, if, and only if, the magistrate is satisfied from the complaint that the offense complained of has been committed and that there is reasonable ground to believe that the defendant has committed it, the magistrate shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant, except that, upon the request of the prosecutor, a summons instead of an arrest warrant shall be issued.
(b) A summons issued pursuant to this section shall be in substantially the same form as an arrest warrant and shall contain all of the following:
(1) The name of the defendant.
(2) The date and time the summons was issued.
(3) The city or county where the summons was issued.
(4) The signature of the magistrate, judge, justice, or other issuing authority who is issuing the summons with the title of his or her office and the name of the court or other issuing agency.
(5) The offense or offenses with which the defendant is charged.
(6) The time and place at which the defendant is to appear.
(7) Notification that the defendant is to complete the booking process on or before his or her first court appearance, as well as instructions for the defendant on completing the booking process.
(8) A provision for certification by the booking agency that the defendant has completed the booking process which shall be presented to the court by the defendant as proof of booking.
(c) If a defendant has been properly served with a summons and thereafter fails to appear at the designated time and place, a bench warrant for arrest shall issue. In the absence of proof of actual receipt of the summons by the defendant, a failure to appear shall not be used in any future proceeding.
(d) A defendant who responds to a summons issued pursuant to this section and who has not been booked as provided in subdivision (b) shall be ordered by the court to complete the booking process.
(e) The prosecutor shall not request the issuance of a summons in lieu of an arrest warrant as provided in this section under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The offense charged involves violence.
(2) The offense charged involves a firearm.
(3) The offense charged involves resisting arrest.
(4) There are one or more outstanding arrest warrants for the person.
(5) The prosecution of the offense or offenses with which the person is charged, or the prosecution of any other offense or offenses would be jeopardized.
(6) There is a reasonable likelihood that the offense or offenses would continue or resume, or that the safety of persons or property would be imminently endangered.
(7) There is reason to believe that the person would not appear at the time and place specified in the summons.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 362. Effective September 28, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 814.

814. A warrant of arrest issued under Section 813 may be in substantially the following form:
County of ____
The people of the State of California to any peace officer of said State:
Complaint on oath having this day been laid before me that the crime of ____ (designating it generally) has been committed and accusing ____ (naming defendant) thereof, you are therefore commanded forthwith to arrest the above named defendant and bring him or her before me at ____ (naming the place), or in case of my absence or inability to act, before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in this county.
Dated at  (place) this day of ,
20__.
(Signature and full official title of magistrate.)
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 391. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 815.

815. A warrant of arrest shall specify the name of the defendant or, if it is unknown to the magistrate, judge, justice, or other issuing authority, the defendant may be designated therein by any name. It shall also state the time of issuing it, and the city or county where it is issued, and shall be signed by the magistrate, judge, justice, or other issuing authority issuing it with the title of his office and the name of the court or other issuing agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1490.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 815a.

815a. At the time of issuing a warrant of arrest, the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail which in his judgment in accordance with the provisions of section 1275 will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the defendant following his arrest, if the offense is bailable, and said magistrate shall endorse upon said warrant a statement signed by him, with the name of his office, dated at the county, city or town where it is made to the following effect “The defendant is to be admitted to bail in the sum of ____ dollars” (stating the amount).
(Added by Stats. 1933, Ch. 242.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 816.

816. A warrant of arrest shall be directed generally to any peace officer, or to any public officer or employee authorized to serve process where the warrant is for a violation of a statute or ordinance which such person has the duty to enforce, in the state, and may be executed by any of those officers to whom it may be delivered.
When a warrant of arrest has been delivered to a peace officer and the person named in the warrant is otherwise lawfully in the custody of the peace officer, the warrant may be executed by the peace officer or by any clerk of a city or county jail authorized to act and acting under the peace officer’s direction.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1205, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 816a.

816a. A summons issued pursuant to Section 813 shall be served by any peace officer, or any public officer or employee authorized to serve process when the summons is for a violation of a statute or ordinance which that person has the duty to enforce, within the state. Upon service of the summons, the officer or employee shall deliver one copy of the summons to the defendant and shall file a duplicate copy with the magistrate before whom the defendant is to appear.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 664, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 817.5.

817.5. (a) On or after June 30, 2001, upon the issuance of any arrest warrant, the issuing law enforcement agency may enter the warrant information into the Department of Justice’s Wanted Persons System.
(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any state or local governmental agency shall, upon request, provide to the Department of Justice, a court, or any California law enforcement agency, the address of any person represented by the department, the court, or the law enforcement agency to be a person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 940, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 818.

818. In any case in which a peace officer serves upon a person a warrant of arrest for a misdemeanor offense under the Vehicle Code or under any local ordinance relating to stopping, standing, parking, or operation of a motor vehicle and where no written promise to appear has been filed and the warrant states on its face that a citation may be used in lieu of physical arrest, the peace officer may, instead of taking the person before a magistrate, prepare a notice to appear and release the person on his promise to appear, as prescribed by Sections 853. 6 through 853.8 of the Penal Code. Issuance of a notice to appear and securing of a promise to appear shall be deemed a compliance with the directions of the warrant, and the peace officer issuing such notice to appear and obtaining such promise to appear shall endorse on the warrant “Section 818, Penal Code, complied with” and return the warrant to the magistrate who issued it.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 336, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 819.

819. (a) It is the public policy of the state that an out-of-state arrest warrant for an individual based on violating another state’s law against providing, receiving, or allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care is the lowest law enforcement priority.
(b) California law enforcement agencies shall not knowingly make or participate in the arrest or participate in any extradition of an individual pursuant to an out-of-state arrest warrant for violation of another state’s law against providing, receiving, or allowing a child to receive gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care in this state, if that care is lawful under the laws of this state, to the fullest extent permitted by federal law.
(c) No state or local law enforcement agency shall cooperate with or provide information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding the provision of lawful gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care performed in this state.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the investigation of any criminal activity in this state which may involve the performance of gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care provided that no information relating to any medical procedure performed on a specific individual may be shared with an out-of-state agency or any other individual.
(e) For the purpose of this subdivision, “gender-affirming health care” and “gender-affirming mental health care” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 16010.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 810, Sec. 9. (SB 107) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › TITLE 3 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 4 - The Warrant of Arrest › Section 821.

821. If the offense charged is a felony, and the arrest occurs in the county in which the warrant was issued, the officer making the arrest must take the defendant before the magistrate who issued the warrant or some other magistrate of the same county.
If the defendant is arrested in another county, the officer must, without unnecessary delay, inform the defendant in writing of his right to be taken before a magistrate in that county, note on the warrant that he has so informed defendant, and, upon being required by defendant, take him before a magistrate in that county, who must admit him to bail in the amount specified in the endorsement referred to in Section 815a, and direct the defendant to appear before the court or magistrate by whom the warrant was issued on or before a day certain which shall in no case be more than 25 days after such admittance to bail. If bail be forthwith given, the magistrate shall take the same and endorse thereon a memorandum of the aforesaid order for the appearance of the defendant, or, if the defendant so requires, he may be released on bail set on the warrant by the issuing court, as provided in Section 1269b of this code, without an appearance before a magistrate.
If the warrant on which the defendant is arrested in another county does not have bail set thereon, or if the defendant arrested in another county does not require the arresting officer to take him before a magistrate in that county for the purpose of being admitted to bail, or if such defendant, after being admitted to bail, does not forthwith give bail, the arresting officer shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency requesting the arrest in the county in which the warrant was issued that such defendant is in custody, and thereafter such law enforcement agency shall take custody of the defendant within five days, or five court days if the law enforcement agency requesting the arrest is more than 400 miles from the county in which the defendant is held in custody, in the county in which he was arrested and shall take such defendant before the magistrate who issued the warrant, or before some other magistrate of the same county.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1083, Sec. 1.)