500.060 Territorial applicability

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500.060 Territorial applicability.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under the

law of this state of an offense committed by his own conduct or the conduct of

another for which he is legally accountable when:

(a) Either the conduct or the result which is an element of the offense occurs

within this state; or

(b) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute an attempt to

commit an offense within the state; or

(c) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute a conspiracy to

commit an offense within the state and an overt act in furtherance of the

conspiracy occurs within the state; or

(d) Conduct occurring within this state establishes complicity in the commission

of, or an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another

jurisdiction which is also an offense under the law of this state; or

(e) The offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by the

law of this state regardless of where that person is when the omission occurs;

or

(f) The offense is a violation of a statute of this state that expressly prohibits

conduct outside the state.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if causing a particular result is an element of an

offense and the result is caused by conduct occurring outside the state that would

not constitute an offense if the result had occurred there, unless the actor

intentionally or knowingly caused the result within the state.

(3) When the offense is homicide, either the death of the victim or the bodily impact

causing death constitutes a "result" within the meaning of subsection (1)(a). If the

body of a homicide victim is found within this state, it shall be prima facie evidence

that the result occurred within the state.

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