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Title 18—
PART II—

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CHAPTER 211— JURISDICTION AND VENUE

Release point 119-87 · current through 04/30/2026

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§ 3231 District courts
§ 3232 District of offense—(Rule)
§ 3233 Transfer within district—(Rule)
§ 3234 Change of venue to another district—(Rule)
§ 3235 Venue in capital cases
§ 3236 Murder or manslaughter
§ 3237 Offenses begun in one district and completed in another
§ 3238 Offenses not committed in any district
§ 3239 Optional venue for espionage and related offenses
§ 3240 Creation of new district or division
§ 3241 Jurisdiction of offenses under certain sections
§ 3242 Indians committing certain offenses; acts on reservations
§ 3243 Jurisdiction of State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations
§ 3244 Jurisdiction of proceedings relating to transferred offenders

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