ARTICLE 4. Impaneling of Grand Jury
Article 4 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.
§§ 904–913 · 17 sections
- § 904 Every superior court, whenever in its opinion the public interest so requires, shall make and file with the jury commissioner an order directing a grand jury…
- § 904.4 (a) In any county having a population of more than 370,000 but less than 400,000 as established by Section 28020 of the Government Code, the presiding judge of…
- § 904.6 (a) In any county or city and county, the presiding judge of the superior court, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury,…
- § 904.7 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 904.6 or any other provision, in the County of San Bernardino, the presiding judge of the superior court, or the…
- § 904.8 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 904.6 or any other provision, in the County of Los Angeles, the presiding judge of the superior court, or the…
- § 905 In all counties there shall be at least one grand jury drawn and impaneled in each year.
- § 905.5 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the grand jury shall be impaneled and serve during the fiscal year of the county in the manner provided in…
- § 906 The order shall designate the time at which the drawing will take place. The names of the grand jurors shall be drawn, and the list of names certified and…
- § 907 Any grand juror summoned, who willfully and without reasonable excuse fails to attend, may be attached and compelled to attend and the court may also impose a…
- § 908 If the required number of the persons summoned as grand jurors are present and not excused, the required number shall constitute the grand jury. If more than…
- § 908.1 When, after the grand jury consisting of the required number of persons has been impaneled pursuant to law, the membership is reduced for any reason, vacancies…
- § 908.2 (a) Upon the decision of the superior court pursuant to Section 901 to adopt this method of selecting grand jurors, when the required number of persons have…
- § 909 Before accepting a person drawn as a grand juror, the court shall be satisfied that such person is duly qualified to act as such juror. When a person is drawn…
- § 910 No challenge shall be made or allowed to the panel from which the grand jury is drawn, nor to an individual grand juror, except when made by the court for want…
- § 911 The following oath shall be taken by each member of the grand jury: “I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and…
- § 912 From the persons summoned to serve as grand jurors and appearing, the court shall appoint a foreman. The court shall also appoint a foreman when the person…
- § 913 If a grand jury is not in existence, the Attorney General may demand the impaneling of a grand jury by those charged with the duty to do so, and upon such…