Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§58 Laws Applicable; Fugitives From Justice
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER VI — SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 58
Summary
Federal laws that apply to places only under U.S. control also apply in those parks, and fugitives there are treated like fugitives in California.
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Title 16, §58
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All the laws applicable to places under sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall have force and effect in said parks or either of them. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said parks, or either of them, shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of California.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 58
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102