{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"918","citation":"Pen. Code, § 918","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 4. GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS [888. - 939.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties of Grand Jury [914. - 939.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-4/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [914. - 924.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-4/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 895.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If a member of a grand jury knows, or has reason to believe, that a public offense, triable within the county, has been committed, he may declare it to his fellow jurors, who may thereupon investigate it.</p>","text":"If a member of a grand jury knows, or has reason to believe, that a public offense, triable within the county, has been committed, he may declare it to his fellow jurors, who may thereupon investigate it.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/general-provisions-918","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}