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42 Pa.C.S. § 6329: Concurrent jurisdiction on military installations.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
- PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY
- CHAPTER 63 JUVENILE MATTERS
- SUBCHAPTER B JURISDICTION AND CUSTODY
The jurisdiction of a court in a proceeding under this chapter shall be concurrent with that of a Federal court sitting in this Commonwealth over proceedings involving a violation of Federal law committed by a child on a military installation of the United States Department of Defense if:
(1) The Federal court or an attorney authorized to make decisions concerning prosecution on behalf of the United States, including a United States Attorney or Judge Advocate General, waives exclusive jurisdiction.
(2) The violation of Federal law is also a crime under the laws of this Commonwealth.
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