{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"54953.1","citation":"Gov. Code, § 54953.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 9. Meetings [54950. - 54963.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 950.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the members of the legislative body of a local agency from giving testimony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or as a body.</p>","text":"The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the members of the legislative body of a local agency from giving testimony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or as a body.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/meetings-54953-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}