---
title: "Offenses Begun in One District and Completed in Another"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 3237"
authority_id: "AUTH-USC-18-3237"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_enacted_positive_law_title"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3237"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-18-3237/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# 18 U.S.C. § 3237

## Proposition supported

Section 3237 supplies the general multi-district and specified continuing-offense venue rule, subject to contrary congressional enactments and subsection (b)'s special tax-election rule.

## Material limitation

Venue still turns on the charged offense's conduct elements and any offense-specific statute. This card does not decide waiver, proof, review, or remedy.

## Official source

<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3237>


## Used in

- [Federal Charging and Commencement](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/10-investigation-and-charging/federal-charging-and-commencement.md)