Difference between revisions of "Venue"

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Generally in state court actions, civil actions must be started where either the plaintiff or the defendant resides or does business, where the cause of action arose, or if real property is at issue, where the real property is situated.  In criminal cases, proper venue is the locality where the crime was committed.
 
Generally in state court actions, civil actions must be started where either the plaintiff or the defendant resides or does business, where the cause of action arose, or if real property is at issue, where the real property is situated.  In criminal cases, proper venue is the locality where the crime was committed.
  
 
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