Bill > AB2147

This bill modifies existing law regarding where criminal offenses can be prosecuted, specifically when multiple violations of certain crimes occur across different jurisdictional territories. Currently, for some offenses like sexual battery, jurisdiction can be in any county where at least one offense happened, but this often requires the defendant and victim to be the same for all offenses. This bill expands this provision to allow prosecution in any county where at least one offense occurred for sexual battery, regardless of whether the defendant and victim are the same for all offenses. Additionally, the bill extends this broader jurisdictional rule to cases involving indecent exposure (Section 314) and annoying or molesting a child (Section 647.6), meaning that if multiple instances of these crimes happen in different locations, the case can be tried in any county where at least one of those crimes took place, even if the perpetrator and victim differ across the incidents. The bill also makes technical changes to which specific Penal Code sections are covered by these jurisdictional rules.

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