Section 1033 Of Chapter 6. Change Of Venue From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6.
1033
. In a criminal action pending in the superior court, the court
shall order a change of venue:
(a) On motion of the defendant, to another county when it appears
that there is a reasonable likelihood that a fair and impartial trial
cannot be had in the county. When a change of venue is ordered by
the superior court, it shall be for the trial itself. All proceedings
before trial shall occur in the county of original venue, except
when it is evident that a particular proceeding must be heard by the
judge who is to preside over the trial.
(b) On its own motion or on motion of any party, to an adjoining
county when it appears as a result of the exhaustion of all of the
jury panels called that it will be impossible to secure a jury to try
the cause in the county.