The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury has had little involvement in criminal investigations. The Grand Jury can initiate a investigation of its own or act in response to a citizen's complaint. Anyone may submit a complaint to the Grand Jury. A standard complaint form is available at all public libraries or at the end of this web page. Typical complaints concern alleged improper treatment by officials, suspicions of misconduct, or governmental inefficencies.
All correspondence is acknowledged and handled in a confidential manner.
All complaintants are notified of the action taken by the Grand Jury. In the course of an investigation the Grand Jury's authority includes, but is not limited to - Inspection and auditing of books, records and financial expenditures to ensure public funds are properly accounted for and legally spent. At the end of each Grand Jury year, the Grand Jury releases a final report summarizing the year's activities and containing its findings and recommendations for action and study. Copies of the final report are distributed to public officials, libraries, the news media, and any entity which is the subject of one of the reports. According to law, the governing body of any public agency about which a report is issued, must respond within 90 days following the release of the final report.