§ 16-88-116. Traffic citations issued within a town or city with a district court — Placement on docket
All traffic citations issued within the boundaries of a town or city of this state which has a district court shall be placed on the docket of the district court of that town or city, unless the presiding judge of that court authorizes a transfer to another court exercising jurisdiction over the area in which […]
§ 16-88-111. Jurisdiction of counties — Offense committed on boat or vessel
When any offense may have been committed within this state on board any steamboat, flatboat, keelboat, or other vessel in the course of any voyage or trip, an indictment for the offense may be found and a trial and conviction on the offense had in any county through which or any part of which the […]
§ 16-88-112. Jurisdiction of counties — Mortal wound
If any wound or mortal injury is inflicted on any human being in this state, who shall die thereof in another state or country, whether the state or country is within the jurisdiction of the United States or not, an indictment may be found. A trial and conviction thereon may be had in the county […]
§ 16-88-113. Jurisdiction of counties — Stolen property
(a) When any person is liable to be prosecuted as the receiver of any personal property that may have been feloniously stolen, taken, or embezzled, he or she may be indicted, tried, and convicted in any county where he or she received or had the property, notwithstanding that the larceny may have been committed in […]
§ 16-88-114. Jurisdiction of counties — Accessories to felonies
(a) An indictment against any accessory to any felony may be found in any county where the offense of the accessory may have been committed, notwithstanding the fact that the principal offense may have been committed in another county. (b) The like proceedings shall be had therein, in all respects, as if the principal offense […]
§ 16-88-115. Katie’s Law
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “Katie’s Law”. (b) When any sexual offense, as defined by § 5-14-101 et seq., is committed against any person who at the time of the sexual offense was traveling within this state by private motor vehicle, common carrier, watercraft, or other mode of transportation […]
§ 16-88-101. Jurisdiction of courts for certain offenses generally
(a) The jurisdiction of the various courts of this state for the trial of offenses shall be as follows: (1) The Senate shall have exclusive jurisdiction of impeachment; (2) The Supreme Court shall have general supervision and control over all inferior courts in criminal cases; (3) The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of […]
§ 16-88-102. Restraint of inferior courts
The circuit court of any county or the judge thereof, exercising jurisdiction in vacation, may by writ of prohibition restrain all other inferior courts in the limits of the county from exceeding their criminal jurisdiction.
§ 16-88-104. Presumption of jurisdiction
It shall be presumed upon trial that the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the court, and the court may pronounce the proper judgment accordingly unless the evidence affirmatively shows otherwise.
§ 16-88-105. Territorial jurisdiction of certain courts generally
(a) The jurisdiction of the Senate and Supreme Court embraces the whole state. (b) The local jurisdiction of circuit courts shall be of offenses committed within the respective counties in which they are held. (c) The local jurisdiction of district courts shall be of offenses committed within the limits of the jurisdiction of the courts, […]