§ 10-208. Venue  


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  •    (a) Nonsupport of spouse. -- An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual's spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides.

    (b) Nonsupport or desertion of minor child. -- An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual's minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual's minor child resides.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 88; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.