Rights of victims and witnesses of crime
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679. In recognition of the civil and moral duty of victims and
witnesses of crime to fully and voluntarily cooperate with law
enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, and in further recognition of
the continuing importance of this citizen cooperation to state and
local law enforcement efforts and the general effectiveness and
well-being of the criminal justice system of this state, the
Legislature declares its intent, in the enactment of this title, to
ensure that all victims and witnesses of crime are treated with
dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity. It is the further
intent that the rights enumerated in Section 679.02 relating to
victims and witnesses of crime are honored and protected by law
enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges in a manner no less
vigorous than the protections afforded criminal defendants. It is
the intent of the Legislature to add to Section 679.02 references to
new rights as or as soon after they are created. The failure to
enumerate in that section a right which is enumerated elsewhere in
the law shall not be deemed to diminish the importance or
enforceability of that right.
679.01. As used in this title, the following definitions shall
control:
(a) "Crime" means an act committed in this state which, if
committed by a competent adult, would constitute a misdemeanor or
felony.
(b) "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been
committed.
(c) "Witness" means any person who has been or is expected to
testify for the prosecution, or who, by reason of having relevant
information, is subject to call or likely to be called as a witness
for the prosecution, whether or not any action or proceeding has yet
been commenced.
679.02. (a) The following are hereby established as the statutory
rights of victims and witnesses of crimes:
(1) To be notified as soon as feasible that a court proceeding to
which he or she has been subpoenaed as a witness will not proceed as
scheduled, provided the prosecuting attorney determines that the
witness' attendance is not required.
(2) Upon request of the victim or a witness, to be informed by the
prosecuting attorney of the final disposition of the case, as
provided by Section 11116.10.
(3) For the victim, the victim's parents or guardian if the victim
is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died,
to be notified of all sentencing proceedings, and of the right to
appear, to reasonably express his or her views, have those views
preserved by audio or video means as provided in Section 1191.16, and
to have the court consider his or her statements, as provided by
Sections 1191.1 and 1191.15.
(4) For the victim, the victim's parents or guardian if the victim
is a minor, or the next of kin of the victim if the victim has died,
to be notified of all juvenile disposition hearings in which the
alleged act would have been a felony if committed by an adult, and of
the right to attend and to express his or her views, as provided by
Section 656.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(5) Upon request by the victim or the next of kin of the victim if
the victim has died, to be notified of any parole eligibility
hearing and of the right to appear, either personally as provided by
Section 3043 of this code, or by other means as provided by Sections
3043.2 and 3043.25 of this code, to reasonably express his or her
views, and to have his or her statements considered, as provided by
Section 3043 of this code and by Section 1767 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(6) Upon request by the victim or the next of kin of the victim if
the crime was a homicide, to be notified of an inmate's placement in
a reentry or work furlough program, or notified of the inmate's
escape as provided by Section 11155.
(7) To be notified that he or she may be entitled to witness fees
and mileage, as provided by Section 1329.1.
(8) For the victim, to be provided with information concerning the
victim's right to civil recovery and the opportunity to be
compensated from the Restitution Fund pursuant to Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 13959) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code and Section 1191.2 of this code.
(9) To the expeditious return of his or her property which has
allegedly been stolen or embezzled, when it is no longer needed as
evidence, as provided by Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 1407)
and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 1417) of Title 10 of Part 2.
(10) To an expeditious disposition of the criminal action.
(11) To be notified, if applicable, in accordance with Sections
679.03 and 3058.8 if the defendant is to be placed on parole.
(12) To be notified by the district attorney's office where the
case involves a violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of
Section 667.5, or in the event of a homicide, the victim's next of
kin, of a pending pretrial disposition before a change of plea is
entered before a judge.
(A) A victim of any felony may request to be notified, by the
district attorney's office, of a pretrial disposition.
(B) If it is not possible to notify the victim of the pretrial
disposition before the change of plea is entered, the district
attorney's office or the county probation department shall notify the
victim as soon as possible.
(C) The victim may be notified by any reasonable means available.
Nothing in this paragraph is intended to affect the right of the
people and the defendant to an expeditious disposition as provided in
Section 1050.
(13) For the victim, to be notified by the district attorney's
office of the right to request, upon a form provided by the district
attorney's office, and receive a notice pursuant to paragraph (14),
if the defendant is convicted of any of the following offenses:
(A) Assault with intent to commit rape, sodomy, oral copulation,
or any violation of Section 264.1, 288, or 289, in violation of
Section 220.
(B) A violation of Section 207 or 209 committed with the intent to
commit a violation of Section 261, 262, 286, 288, 288a, or 289.
(C) Rape, in violation of Section 261.
(D) Oral copulation, in violation of Section 288a.
(E) Sodomy, in violation of Section 286.
(F) A violation of Section 288.
(G) A violation of Section 289.
(14) When a victim has requested notification pursuant to
paragraph (13), the sheriff shall inform the victim that the person
who was convicted of the offense has been ordered to be placed on
probation, and give the victim notice of the proposed date upon which
the person will be released from the custody of the sheriff.
(b) The rights set forth in subdivision (a) shall be set forth in
the information and educational materials prepared pursuant to
Section 13897.1. The information and educational materials shall be
distributed to local law enforcement agencies and local victims'
programs by the Victims' Legal Resource Center established pursuant
to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 13897) of Title 6 of Part 4.
(c) Local law enforcement agencies shall make available copies of
the materials described in subdivision (b) to victims and witnesses.
(d) Nothing in this section is intended to affect the rights and
services provided to victims and witnesses by the local assistance
centers for victims and witnesses.
679.026. (a) It is the intent of the people of the State of
California in enacting this section to implement the rights of
victims of crime established in Section 28 of Article I of the
California Constitution to be informed of the rights of crime victims
enumerated in the Constitution and in the statutes of this state.
(b) Every victim of crime has the right to receive without cost or
charge a list of the rights of victims of crime recognized in
Section 28 of Article I of the California Constitution. These rights
shall be known as "Marsy Rights."
(c) (1) Every law enforcement agency investigating a criminal act
and every agency prosecuting a criminal act shall, as provided
herein, at the time of initial contact with a crime victim, during
follow-up investigation, or as soon thereafter as deemed appropriate
by investigating officers or prosecuting attorneys, provide or make
available to each victim of the criminal act without charge or cost a
"Marsy Rights" card described in paragraphs (3) and (4).
(2) The victim disclosures required under this section shall be
available to the public at a state funded and maintained Web site
authorized pursuant to Section 14260 of the Penal Code to be known as
"Marsy's Page."
(3) The Attorney General shall design and make available in ".pdf"
or other imaging format to every agency listed in paragraph (1) a
"Marsy Rights" card, which shall contain the rights of crime victims
described in subdivision (b) of Section 28 of Article I of the
California Constitution, information on the means by which a crime
victim can access the web page described in paragraph (2), and a
toll-free telephone number to enable a crime victim to contact a
local victim's assistance office.
(4) Every law enforcement agency which investigates criminal
activity shall, if provided without cost to the agency by any
organization classified as a nonprofit organization under paragraph
(3) of subdivision (c) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code,
make available and provide to every crime victim a "Victims' Survival
and Resource Guide" pamphlet and/or video that has been approved by
the Attorney General. The "Victims' Survival and Resource Guide" and
video shall include an approved "Marsy Rights" card, a list of
government agencies, nonprofit victims' rights groups, support
groups, and local resources that assist crime victims, and any other
information which the Attorney General determines might be helpful to
victims of crime.
(5) Any agency described in paragraph (1) may in its discretion
design and distribute to each victim of a criminal act its own
Victims' Survival and Resource Guide and video, the contents of which
have been approved by the Attorney General, in addition to or in
lieu of the materials described in paragraph (4).
679.03. (a) With respect to the conviction of a defendant involving
a violent offense, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 12021.1,
the county district attorney, probation department, and
victim-witness coordinator shall confer and establish an annual
policy within existing resources to decide which one of their
agencies shall inform each witness involved in the conviction who was
threatened by the defendant following the defendant's arrest and
each victim or next of kin of the victim of that offense of the right
to request and receive a notice pursuant to Section 3058.8 or 3605.
If no agreement is reached, the presiding judge shall designate the
appropriate county agency or department to provide this notification.
(b) The Department of Corrections shall supply a form to the
agency designated pursuant to subdivision (a) in order to enable
persons specified in subdivision (a) to request and receive
notification from the department of the release, escape, scheduled
execution, or death of the violent offender. That agency shall give
the form to the victim, witness, or next of kin of the victim for
completion, explain to that person or persons the right to be so
notified, and forward the completed form to the department. The
department or the Board of Prison Terms is responsible for notifying
all victims, witnesses, or next of kin of victims who request to be
notified of a violent offender's release or scheduled execution, as
provided by Sections 3058.8 and 3605.
(c) All information relating to any person receiving notice
pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain confidential and is not
subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Title 7 of Division 1
of the Government Code).
679.04. (a) A victim of ***ual assault as the result of any offense
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 264.2 has
the right to have victim advocates and a support person of the victim'
s choosing present at any interview by law enforcement authorities,
district attorneys, or defense attorneys. However, the support person
may be excluded from an interview by law enforcement or the district
attorney if the law enforcement authority or the district attorney
determines that the presence of that individual would be detrimental
to the purpose of the interview. As used in this section, "victim
advocate" means a ***ual assault counselor, as defined in Section
1035.2 of the Evidence Code, or a victim advocate working in a center
established under Article 2 (commencing with Section 13835) of
Chapter 4 of Title 6 of Part 4.
(b) (1) Prior to the commencement of the initial interview by law
enforcement authorities or the district attorney pertaining to any
criminal action arising out of a ***ual assault, a victim of ***ual
assault as the result of any offense specified in Section 264.2 shall
be notified orally or in writing by the attending law enforcement
authority or district attorney that the victim has the right to have
victim advocates and a support person of the victim's choosing
present at the interview or contact. This subdivision applies to
investigators and agents employed or retained by law enforcement or
the district attorney.
(2) At the time the victim is advised of his or her rights
pursuant to paragraph (1), the attending law enforcement authority or
district attorney shall also advise the victim of the right to have
victim advocates and a support person present at any interview by the
defense attorney or investigators or agents employed by the defense
attorney.
(c) An initial investigation by law enforcement to determine
whether a crime has been committed and the identity of the suspects
shall not constitute a law enforcement interview for purposes of this
section.
679.05. (a) A victim of domestic violence or abuse, as defined in
Sections 6203 or 6211 of the Family Code, or Section 13700 of the
Penal Code, has the right to have a domestic violence advocate and a
support person of the victim's choosing present at any interview by
law enforcement authorities, prosecutors, or defense attorneys.
However, the support person may be excluded from an interview by law
enforcement or the prosecutor if the law enforcement authority or the
prosecutor determines that the presence of that individual would be
detrimental to the purpose of the interview. As used in this section,
"domestic violence advocate" means either a person employed by a
program specified in Section 13835.2 for the purpose of rendering
advice or assistance to victims of domestic violence, or a domestic
violence counselor, as defined in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence
Code. Prior to being present at any interview conducted by law
enforcement authorities, prosecutors, or defense attorneys, a
domestic violence advocate shall advise the victim of any applicable
limitations on the confidentiality of communications between the
victim and the domestic violence advocate.
(b) (1) Prior to the commencement of the initial interview by law
enforcement authorities or the prosecutor pertaining to any criminal
action arising out of a domestic violence incident, a victim of
domestic violence or abuse, as defined in Section 6203 or 6211 of the
Family Code, or Section 13700 of this code, shall be notified orally
or in writing by the attending law enforcement authority or
prosecutor that the victim has the right to have a domestic violence
advocate and a support person of the victim's choosing present at the
interview or contact. This subdivision applies to investigators and
agents employed or retained by law enforcement or the prosecutor.
(2) At the time the victim is advised of his or her rights
pursuant to paragraph (1), the attending law enforcement authority or
prosecutor shall also advise the victim of the right to have a
domestic violence advocate and a support person present at any
interview by the defense attorney or investigators or agents employed
by the defense attorney.
(c) An initial investigation by law enforcement to determine
whether a crime has been committed and the identity of the suspects
shall not constitute a law enforcement interview for purposes of this
section.
679.08. (a) (1) Whenever there has been a crime committed against a
victim, the law enforcement officer assigned to the case may provide
the victim of the crime with a "Victim's Rights Card," as specified
in subdivision (b).
(2) This section shall be operative in a city or county only upon
the adoption of a resolution by the city council or board of
supervisors to that effect.
(3) This section shall not be interpreted as replacing or
prohibiting any services currently offered to victims of crime by any
agency or person affected by this section.
(b) A "Victim's Rights Card" means a card or paper that provides a
printed notice with a disclaimer, in at least 10-point type, to a
victim of a crime regarding potential services that may be available
under existing state law to assist the victim. The printed notice
shall include the following language or language substantially
similar to the following:
"California law provides crime victims with important rights. If
you are a victim of crime, you may be entitled to the assistance of a
victim advocate who can answer many of the questions you might have
about the criminal justice system."
"Victim advocates can assist you with the following:
(1) Explaining what information you are entitled to receive while
criminal proceedings are pending.
(2) Assisting you in applying for restitution to compensate you
for crime-related losses.
(3) Communicating with the prosecution.
(4) Assisting you in receiving victim support services.
(5) Helping you prepare a victim impact statement before an
offender is sentenced."
"To speak with a victim advocate, please call any of the following
numbers:"
(Set forth the name and phone number, including area code, of all
victim advocate agencies in the local jurisdiction)
"PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN AN ATTEMPT TO
ASSIST THE VICTIM, BY NOTIFYING THE VICTIM ABOUT SOME, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY ALL, SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE VICTIM; THE PROVISION OF
THIS INFORMATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN IS NOT LEGAL
ADVICE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE OF ANY VICTIM'S
RIGHTS OR OF A VICTIM'S ELIGIBILITY OR ENTITLEMENT TO ANY SPECIFIC
BENEFITS OR SERVICES."
(c) Any act or omission covered by this section is a discretionary
act pursuant to Section 820.2 of the Government Code.
680. (a) This section shall be known as and may be cited as the
"***ual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights."
(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and forensic identification
analysis is a powerful law enforcement tool for identifying and
prosecuting ***ual assault offenders.
(2) Victims of ***ual assaults have a strong interest in the
investigation and prosecution of their cases.
(3) Law enforcement agencies have an obligation to victims of
***ual assaults in the proper handling, retention and timely DNA
testing of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and to be
responsive to victims concerning the developments of forensic testing
and the investigation of their cases.
(4) The growth of the Department of Justice's Cal-DNA databank and
the national databank through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
makes it possible for many ***ual assault perpetrators to be
identified after their first offense, provided that rape kit evidence
is analyzed in a timely manner.
(5) Timely DNA analysis of rape kit evidence is a core public
safety issue affecting men, women, and children in the State of
California. It is the intent of the Legislature, in order to further
public safety, to encourage DNA analysis of rape kit evidence within
the time limits imposed by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
(1) of subdivision (i) of Section 803.
(6) A law enforcement agency assigned to investigate a ***ual
assault offense specified in Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286, 288a, or
289 should perform DNA testing of rape kit evidence or other crime
scene evidence in a timely manner in order to assure the longest
possible statute of limitations, pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 803.
(7) For the purpose of this section, "law enforcement" means the
law enforcement agency with the primary responsibility for
investigating an alleged ***ual assault.
(c) (1) Upon the request of a ***ual assault victim the law
enforcement agency investigating a violation of Section 261, 261.5,
262, 286, 288a, or 289 may inform the victim of the status of the DNA
testing of the rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from
the victim's case. The law enforcement agency may, at its
discretion, require that the victim's request be in writing. The law
enforcement agency may respond to the victim's request with either
an oral or written communication, or by electronic mail, if an
electronic mail address is available. Nothing in this subdivision
requires that the law enforcement agency communicate with the victim
or the victim's designee regarding the status of DNA testing absent a
specific request from the victim or the victim's designee.
(2) Subject to the commitment of sufficient resources to respond
to requests for information, ***ual assault victims have the
following rights:
(A) The right to be informed whether or not a DNA profile of the
assailant was obtained from the testing of the rape kit evidence or
other crime scene evidence from their case.
(B) The right to be informed whether or not the DNA profile of the
assailant developed from the rape kit evidence or other crime scene
evidence has been entered into the Department of Justice Data Bank of
case evidence.
(C) The right to be informed whether or not there is a match
between the DNA profile of the assailant developed from the rape kit
evidence or other crime scene evidence and a DNA profile contained in
the Department of Justice Convicted Offender DNA Data Base, provided
that disclosure would not impede or compromise an ongoing
investigation.
(3) This subdivision is intended to encourage law enforcement
agencies to notify victims of information which is in their
possession. It is not intended to affect the manner of or frequency
with which the Department of Justice provides this information to law
enforcement agencies.
(d) If the law enforcement agency elects not to analyze DNA
evidence within the time limits established by subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 803, a victim of a
***ual assault offense specified in Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286,
288a, or 289, where the identity of the perpetrator is in issue,
shall be informed, either orally or in writing, of that fact by the
law enforcement agency.
(e) If the law enforcement agency intends to destroy or dispose of
rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an unsolved
***ual assault case prior to the expiration of the statute of
limitations as set forth in Section 803, a victim of a violation of
Section 261, 261.5, 262, 286, 288a, or 289 shall be given written
notification by the law enforcement agency of that intention.
(f) Written notification under subdivision (d) or (e) shall be
made at least 60 days prior to the destruction or disposal of the
rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence from an unsolved
***ual assault case where the election not to analyze the DNA or the
destruction or disposal occurs prior to the expiration of the statute
of limitations specified in subdivision (i) of Section 803.
(g) A ***ual assault victim may designate a ***ual assault victim
advocate, or other support person of the victim's choosing, to act as
a recipient of the above information required to be provided by this
section.
(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that a law enforcement
agency responsible for providing information under subdivision (c) do
so in a timely manner and, upon request of the victim or the victim'
s designee, advise the victim or the victim's designee of any
significant changes in the information of which the law enforcement
agency is aware. In order to be entitled to receive notice under
this section, the victim or the victim's designee shall keep
appropriate authorities informed of the name, address, telephone
number, and electronic mail address of the person to whom the
information should be provided, and any changes of the name, address,
telephone number, and electronic mail address, if an electronic
mailing address is available.
(i) A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against
the victim shall have no standing to object to any failure to comply
with this section. The failure to provide a right or notice to a
***ual assault victim under this section may not be used by a
defendant to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside.
(j) The sole civil or criminal remedy available to a ***ual
assault victim for a law enforcement agency's failure to fulfill its
responsibilities under this section is standing to file a writ of
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Of the prevention of public offenses
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OF LAWFUL RESISTANCE
692. Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be
made:
1. By the party about to be injured;
2. By other parties.
693. Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by
the party about to be injured:
1. To prevent an offense against his person, or his family, or
some member thereof.
2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure
property in his lawful possession.
694. Any other person, in aid or defense of the person about to be
injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the offense.
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Of the intervention of the officers of justice
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697. Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the
officers of justice:
1. By requiring security to keep the peace;
2. By forming a police in cities and towns, and by requiring their
attendance in exposed places;
3. By suppressing riots.
698. When the officers of justice are authorized to act in the
prevention of public offenses, other persons, who, by their command,
act in their aid, are justified in so doing.
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Security to keep the peace
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701. An information may be laid before any of the magistrates
mentioned in Section 808, that a person has threatened to commit an
offense against the person or property of another.
701.5. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), no peace officer or
agent of a peace officer shall use a person who is 12 years of age or
younger as a minor informant.
(b) No peace officer or agent of a peace officer shall use a
person under the age of 18 years as a minor informant, except as
authorized pursuant to the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement
Act (Division 8.5 (commencing with Section 22950) of the Business and
Professions Code) for the purposes of that act, unless the peace
officer or agent of a peace officer has obtained an order from the
court authorizing the minor's cooperation.
(c) Prior to issuing any order pursuant to subdivision (b), the
court shall find, after consideration of (1) the age and maturity of
the minor, (2) the gravity of the minor's alleged offense, (3) the
safety of the public, and (4) the interests of justice, that the
agreement to act as a minor informant is voluntary and is being
entered into knowingly and intelligently.
(d) Prior to the court making the finding required in subdivision
(c), all of the following conditions shall be satisfied:
(1) The court has found probable cause that the minor committed
the alleged offense. The finding of probable cause shall only be for
the purpose of issuing the order pursuant to subdivision (b), and
shall not prejudice the minor in any future proceedings.
(2) The court has advised the minor of the mandatory minimum and
maximum sentence for the alleged offense.
(3) The court has disclosed the benefit the minor may obtain by
cooperating with the peace officer or agent of a peace officer.
(4) The minor's parent or guardian has consented to the agreement
by the minor unless the parent or guardian is a suspect in the
criminal investigation.
(e) For purposes of this section, "minor informant" means a minor
who participates, on behalf of a law enforcement agency, in a
prearranged transaction or series of prearranged transactions with
direct face-to-face contact with any party, when the minor's
participation in the transaction is for the purpose of obtaining or
attempting to obtain evidence of illegal activity by a third party
and where the minor is participating in the transaction for the
purpose of reducing or dismissing a pending juvenile petition against
the minor.
702. When the information is laid before such magistrate he must
examine on oath the informer, and any witness he may produce, and
must take their depositions in writing, and cause them to be
subscribed by the parties making them.
703. If it appears from the depositions that there is just reason
to fear the commission of the offense threatened, by the person so
informed against, the magistrate must issue a warrant, directed
generally to the sheriff of the county, or any marshal, or policeman
in the state, reciting the substance of the information, and
commanding the officer forthwith to arrest the person informed of and
bring him or her before the magistrate.
704. When the person informed against is brought before the
magistrate, if the charge be controverted, the magistrate shall take
testimony in relation thereto. The evidence shall be reduced to
writing and subscribed by the witnesses. The magistrate may, in his
or her discretion, order the testimony and proceedings to be taken
down in shorthand, and for that purpose he or she may appoint a
shorthand reporter. The deposition or testimony of the witnesses
shall be authenticated in the form prescribed in Section 869.
705. If it appears that there is no just reason to fear the
commission of the offense alleged to have been threatened, the person
complained of must be discharged.
706. If, however, there is just reason to fear the commission of
the offense, the person complained of may be required to enter into
an undertaking in such sum, not exceeding five thousand dollars, as
the magistrate may direct, to keep the peace towards the people of
this state, and particularly towards the informer. The undertaking
is valid and binding for six months, and may, upon the renewal of the
information, be extended for a longer period, or a new undertaking
may be required.
707. If the undertaking required by the last section is given, the
party informed of must be discharged. If he does not give it, the
magistrate must commit him to prison, specifying in the warrant the
requirement to give security, the amount thereof, and the omission to
give the same.
708. If the person complained of is committed for not giving the
undertaking required, he may be discharged by any magistrate, upon
giving the same.
709. The undertaking must be filed by the magistrate in the office
of the Clerk of the county.
710. A person who, in the presence of a Court or magistrate,
assaults or threatens to assault another, or to commit an offense
against his person or property, or who contends with another with
angry words, may be ordered by the Court or magistrate to give
security, as in this Chapter provided, and if he refuse to do so, may
be committed as provided in Section 707.
711. Upon the conviction of the person informed against of a breach
of the peace, the undertaking is broken.
712. Upon the District Attorney's producing evidence of such
conviction to the Superior Court of the county, the Court must order
the undertaking to be prosecuted, and the District Attorney must
thereupon commence an action upon it in the name of the people of
this State.
713. In the action the offense stated in the record of conviction
must be alleged as a breach of the undertaking, and such record is
conclusive evidence of the breach.
714. Security to keep the peace, or be of good behavior, cannot be
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Additional provisions regarding criminal procedure
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OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES
777. Every person is liable to punishment by the laws of this
State, for a public offense committed by him therein, except where it
is by law cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States;
and except as otherwise provided by law the jurisdiction of every
public offense is in any competent court within the jurisdictional
territory of which it is committed.
777a. 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.
777b. Perjury, in violation of Section 118, committed outside of
the State of California is punishable in a competent court in the
jurisdictional territory in this state in which occurs the act,
transaction, matter, action, or proceeding, in relation to which the
testimony, declaration, deposition, or certification was given or
made.
778. When the commission of a public offense, commenced without the
State, is consummated within its boundaries by a defendant, himself
outside the State, through the intervention of an innocent or guilty
agent or any other means proceeding directly from said defendant, he
is liable to punishment therefor in this State in any competent court
within the jurisdictional territory of which the offense is
consummated.
778a. (a) Whenever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does
any act within this state in execution or part execution of that
intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime, either within
or without this state, the person is punishable for that crime in
this state in the same manner as if the crime had been committed
entirely within this state.
(b) Whenever a person who, within this state, kidnaps another
person within the meaning of Sections 207 and 209, and thereafter
carries the person into another state or country and commits any
crime of violence or theft against that person in the other state or
country, the person is punishable for that crime of violence or theft
in this state in the same manner as if the crime had been committed
within this state.
778b. Every person who, being out of this state, causes, aids,
advises, or encourages any person to commit a crime within this
state, and is afterwards found within this state, is punishable in
the same manner as if he had been within this state when he caused,
aided, advised, or encouraged the commission of such crime.
781. When a public offense is committed in part in one
jurisdictional territory and in part in another, or the acts or
effects thereof constituting or requisite to the consummation of the
offense occur in two or more jurisdictional territories, the
jurisdiction of such offense is in any competent court within either
jurisdictional territory.
782. When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two or
more jurisdictional territories, or within 500 yards thereof, the
jurisdiction of such offense is in any competent court within either
jurisdictional territory.
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.
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.
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.
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.
784.7. (a) When more than one violation of Section 220, except
assault with intent to commit mayhem, 261, 262, 264.1, 269, 286, 288,
288a, 288.5, or 289 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 Section 954 hearing, the prosecution shall present
evidence in writing that all district attorneys in counties with
jurisdiction of the offenses agree to the venue. Charged offenses
from jurisdictions where there is no written agreement from the
district attorney shall be returned to that jurisdiction.
(b) When more than one violation of Section 273a, 273.5, or 646.9
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.
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.
786. (a) When property taken in one jurisdictional territory by
burglary, carjacking, robbery, theft, or embezzlement has been
brought into another, or when property is received in one
jurisdictional territory with the knowledge that it has been stolen
or embezzled and the property was stolen or embezzled in another
jurisdictional territory, the jurisdiction of the offense is in any
competent court within either jurisdictional territory, or any
contiguous jurisdictional territory if the arrest is made within the
contiguous territory, the prosecution secures on the record the
defendant's knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver of the right
of vicinage, and the defendant is charged with one or more property
crimes in the arresting territory.
(b) (1) The jurisdiction of a criminal action for unauthorized use
of personal identifying information, as defined in Section 530.5 of
the Penal Code, shall also include the county where the theft of the
personal identifying information occurred, or the county where the
information was used for an illegal purpose. If multiple offenses of
unauthorized use of personal identifying information, all involving
the same defendant or defendants and the same personal identifying
information belonging to the one person, occur in multiple
jurisdictions, any one of those jurisdictions is a proper
jurisdiction for all of the offenses.
(2) When charges alleging multiple offenses of unauthorized use of
personal identifying information occurring in multiple territorial
jurisdictions are filed in one county pursuant to this section, the
court shall hold a hearing to consider whether the matter should
proceed in the county of filing, or whether one or more counts should
be severed. The district attorney filing the complaint shall
present evidence to the court that the district attorney in each
county where any of the charges could have been filed has agreed that
the matter should proceed in the county of filing. 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 and witnesses.
(c) This section shall not be interpreted to alter victims' rights
under Section 530.6.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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799. 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.
This section shall apply in any case in which 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.
800. Except as provided in Section 799, prosecution for an offense
punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for eight years or
more shall be commenced within six years after commission of the
offense.
801. Except as provided in Sections 799 and 800, prosecution for an
offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison shall be
commenced within three years after commission of the offense.
801.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described
in this chapter, prosecution for a felony offense described in
Section 261, 286, 288, 288.5, 288a, or 289, 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 the age of 18 years, may be
commenced any time prior to the victim's 28th birthday.
(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in this
chapter, if subdivision (a) 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.
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.
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.
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.
802. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (d),
prosecution for an offense not punishable by death or imprisonment in
the state prison 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 the age of
14 years 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) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2005, only if
Senate Bill 30 of the 2003-04 Regular Session is enacted and becomes
effective on or before January 1, 2005.
803. (a) Except as provided in this section, a limitation of time
prescribed in this chapter is not tolled or extended for any reason.
(b) No time during which prosecution of the same person for the
same conduct is pending in a court of this state is a part of a
limitation of time prescribed in this chapter.
(c) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not
commence to run until the discovery of an offense described in this
subdivision. This subdivision applies to an offense punishable by
imprisonment in the state prison, a material element of which is
fraud or breach of a fiduciary obligation, the commission of the
crimes of theft or embezzlement upon an elder or dependent adult, or
the basis of which is misconduct in office by a public officer,
employee, or appointee, including, but not limited to, the following
offenses:
(1) Grand theft of any type, forgery, falsification of public
records, or acceptance of a bribe by a public official or a public
employee.
(2) A violation of Section 72, 118, 118a, 132, 134, or 186.10.
(3) A violation of Section 25540, of any type, or Section 25541 of
the Corporations Code.
(4) A violation of Section 1090 or 27443 of the Government Code.
(5) Felony welfare fraud or Medi-Cal fraud in violation of Section
11483 or 14107 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(6) Felony insurance fraud in violation of Section 548 or 550 of
this code or former Section 1871.1, or Section 1871.4, of the
Insurance Code.
(7) A violation of Section 580, 581, 582, 583, or 584 of the
Business and Professions Code.
(8) A violation of Section 22430 of the Business and Professions
Code.
(9) A violation of Section 10690 of the Health and Safety Code.
(10) A violation of Section 529a.
(11) A violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 368.
(d) If the defendant is out of the state when or after the offense
is committed, the prosecution may be commenced as provided in
Section 804 within the limitations of time prescribed by this
chapter, and no time up to a maximum of three years during which the
defendant is not within the state shall be a part of those
limitations.
(e) A limitation of time prescribed in this chapter does not
commence to run until the offense has been discovered, or could have
reasonably been discovered, with regard to offenses under Division 7
(commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code, under Chapter 6.5
(commencing with Section 25100) of, Chapter 6.7 (commencing with
Section 25280) of, or Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 25300) of,
Division 20 of, or Part 4 (commencing with Section 41500) of
Division 26 of, the Health and Safety Code, or under Section 386, or
offenses under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2
of, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2 of,
Section 6126 of, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 7301) of
Division 3 of, or Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of
Division 8 of, the Business and Professions Code.
(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in
this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of
the date of a report to a California law enforcement agency by a
person of any age alleging that he or she, while under the age of 18
years, was the victim of a crime described in Section 261, 286, 288,
288a, 288.5, or 289, or Section 289.5, as enacted by Chapter 293 of
the Statutes of 1991 relating to penetration by an unknown object.
(2) This subdivision applies only if all of the following occur:
(A) The limitation period specified in Section 800, 801, or 801.1,
whichever is later, has expired.
(B) The crime involved substantial ***ual conduct, as described in
subdivision (b) of Section 1203.066, excluding masturbation that is
not mutual.
(C) There is independent evidence that corroborates the victim's
allegation. If the victim was 21 years of age or older at the time of
the report, the independent evidence shall clearly and convincingly
corroborate the victim's allegation.
(3) No evidence may be used to corroborate the victim's allegation
that otherwise would be inadmissible during trial. Independent
evidence does not include the opinions of mental health
professionals.
(4) (A) In a criminal investigation involving any of the crimes
listed in paragraph (1) committed against a child, when the
applicable limitations period has not expired, that period shall be
tolled from the time a party initiates litigation challenging a grand
jury subpoena until the end of the litigation, including any
associated writ or appellate proceeding, or until the final
disclosure of evidence to the investigating or prosecuting agency, if
that disclosure is ordered pursuant to the subpoena after the
litigation.
(B) Nothing in this subdivision affects the definition or
applicability of any evidentiary privilege.
(C) This subdivision shall not apply where a court finds that the
grand jury subpoena was issued or caused to be issued in bad faith.
(g) (1) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in
this chapter, a criminal complaint may be filed within one year of
the date on which the identity of the suspect is conclusively
established by DNA testing, if both of the following conditions are
met:
(A) The crime is one that is described in subdivision (c) of
Section 290.
(B) The offense was committed prior to January 1, 2001, and
biological evidence collected in connection with the offense is
analyzed for DNA type no later than January 1, 2004, or the offense
was committed on or after January 1, 2001, and biological evidence
collected in connection with the offense is analyzed for DNA type no
later than two years from the date of the offense.
(2) For purposes of this section, "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic
acid.
(h) For any crime, the proof of which depends substantially upon
evidence that was seized under a warrant, but which is unavailable to
the prosecuting authority under the procedures described in People
v. Superior Court (Laff) (2001) 25 Cal.4th 703, People v. Superior
Court (Bauman & Rose) (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 1757, or subdivision (c)
of Section 1524, relating to claims of evidentiary privilege or
attorney work product, the limitation of time prescribed in this
chapter shall be tolled from the time of the seizure until final
disclosure of the evidence to the prosecuting authority. Nothing in
this section otherwise affects the definition or applicability of any
evidentiary privilege or attorney work product.
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.
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.
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) A case is certified to the superior court.
(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.
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
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