Section 16-88-109 - Jurisdiction of counties - Importing property into state

(a) Where the offense consists of importing any property into the state, the jurisdiction shall be in any county into which the offender imports the property.(b) Whenever two (2) or more counties have jurisdiction of the same offense by this section, the county in which the defendant is first arrested shall proceed to try the offense, to the exclusion of others.Crim. Code, §§ 19, 21; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2876, 2878; Pope's Dig., §§ 3692, 3694; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 43-1415, 43-1417.