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CA Penal Code § 925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 925.

925.  The grand jury shall investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county including those operations, accounts, and records of any special legislative district or other district in the county created pursuant to state law for which the officers of the county are serving in their ex officio capacity as officers of the districts. The investigations may be conducted on some selective basis each year, but the grand jury shall not duplicate any examination of financial statements which has been performed by or for the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 25250 of the Government Code; this provision shall not be construed to limit the power of the grand jury to investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county. The grand jury may enter into a joint contract with the board of supervisors to employ the services of an expert as provided for in Section 926.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 107.)
CA Penal Code § 925a (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 925a.

925a.  The grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of any incorporated city or joint powers agency located in the county. In addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, the grand jury may investigate and report upon the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, functions, and the method or system of performing the duties of any such city or joint powers agency and make such recommendations as it may deem proper and fit.The grand jury may investigate and report upon the needs of all joint powers agencies in the county, including the abolition or creation of agencies and the equipment for, or the method or system of performing the duties of, the several agencies. It shall cause a copy of any such report to be transmitted to the governing body of any affected agency.As used in this section, “joint powers agency” means an agency described in Section 6506 of the Government Code whose jurisdiction encompasses all or part of a county.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 590, Sec. 1.)
CA Penal Code § 926 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 926.

926.  (a) If, in the judgment of the grand jury, the services of one or more experts are necessary for the purposes of Sections 925, 925a, 928, 933.1, and 933.5 or any of them, the grand jury may employ one or more experts, at an agreed compensation, to be first approved by the court. If, in the judgment of the grand jury, the services of assistants to such experts are required, the grand jury may employ such assistants, at a compensation to be agreed upon and approved by the court. Expenditures for the services of experts and assistants for the purposes of Section 933.5 shall not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) annually, unless such expenditures shall also be approved by the board of supervisors.(b) When making an examination of the books, records, accounts, and documents maintained and processed by the county assessor, the grand jury, with the consent of the board of supervisors, may employ expert auditors or appraisers to assist in the examination. Auditors and appraisers, while performing pursuant to the directive of the grand jury, shall have access to all records and documents that may be inspected by the grand jury subject to the same limitations on public disclosure as apply to the grand jury.(c) Any contract entered into by a grand jury pursuant to this section may include services to be performed after the discharge of the jury, but in no event may a jury contract for services to be performed later than six months after the end of the fiscal year during which the jury was impaneled.(d) Any contract entered into by a grand jury pursuant to this section shall stipulate that the product of that contract shall be delivered on or before a time certain to the then-current grand jury of that county for such use as that jury finds appropriate to its adopted objectives.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1297, Sec. 4.5.)
CA Penal Code § 927 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 927.

927.  A grand jury may, and when requested by the board of supervisors shall, investigate and report upon the needs for increase or decrease in salaries of the county-elected officials. A copy of such report shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 481.)
CA Penal Code § 928 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 928.

928.  Every grand jury may investigate and report upon the needs of all county officers in the county, including the abolition or creation of offices and the equipment for, or the method or system of performing the duties of, the several offices. Such investigation and report shall be conducted selectively each year. The grand jury shall cause a copy of such report to be transmitted to each member of the board of supervisors of the county.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 800, Sec. 5.)
CA Penal Code § 929 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 929.

929.  As to any matter not subject to privilege, with the approval of the presiding judge of the superior court or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, a grand jury may make available to the public part or all of the evidentiary material, findings, and other information relied upon by, or presented to, a grand jury for its final report in any civil grand jury investigation provided that the name of any person, or facts that lead to the identity of any person who provided information to the grand jury, shall not be released. Prior to granting approval pursuant to this section, a judge may require the redaction or masking of any part of the evidentiary material, findings, or other information to be released to the public including, but not limited to, the identity of witnesses and any testimony or materials of a defamatory or libelous nature.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 79, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Penal Code § 930 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 930.

930.  If any grand jury shall, in the report above mentioned, comment upon any person or official who has not been indicted by such grand jury such comments shall not be deemed to be privileged.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)
CA Penal Code § 931 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 931.

931.  All expenses of the grand jurors incurred under this article shall be paid by the treasurer of the county out of the general fund of the county upon warrants drawn by the county auditor upon the written order of the judge of the superior court of the county.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)
CA Penal Code § 932 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 932.

932.  After investigating the books and accounts of the various officials of the county, as provided in the foregoing sections of this article, the grand jury may order the district attorney of the county to institute suit to recover any money that, in the judgment of the grand jury, may from any cause be due the county. The order of the grand jury, certified by the foreman of the grand jury and filed with the clerk of the superior court of the county, shall be full authority for the district attorney to institute and maintain any such suit.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 537. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 933 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 933.

933.  (a) Each grand jury shall submit to the presiding judge of the superior court a final report of its findings and recommendations that pertain to county government matters during the fiscal or calendar year. Final reports on any appropriate subject may be submitted to the presiding judge of the superior court at any time during the term of service of a grand jury. A final report may be submitted for comment to responsible officers, agencies, or departments, including the county board of supervisors, when applicable, upon finding of the presiding judge that the report is in compliance with this title. For 45 days after the end of the term, the foreperson and his or her designees shall, upon reasonable notice, be available to clarify the recommendations of the report.(b) One copy of each final report, together with the responses thereto, found to be in compliance with this title shall be placed on file with the clerk of the court and remain on file in the office of the clerk. The clerk shall immediately forward a true copy of the report and the responses to the State Archivist who shall retain that report and all responses in perpetuity.(c) No later than 90 days after the grand jury submits a final report on the operations of any public agency subject to its reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body, and every elected county officer or agency head for which the grand jury has responsibility pursuant to Section 914.1 shall comment within 60 days to the presiding judge of the superior court, with an information copy sent to the board of supervisors, on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls. In any city and county, the mayor shall also comment on the findings and recommendations. All of these comments and reports shall forthwith be submitted to the presiding judge of the superior court who impaneled the grand jury. A copy of all responses to grand jury reports shall be placed on file with the clerk of the public agency and the office of the county clerk, or the mayor when applicable, and shall remain on file in those offices. One copy shall be placed on file with the applicable grand jury final report by, and in the control of the currently impaneled grand jury, where it shall be maintained for a minimum of five years.(d) As used in this section “agency” includes a department.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 538. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Penal Code § 933.06 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 933.06.

933.06.  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 916 and 940, in a county having a population of 20,000 or less, a final report may be adopted and submitted pursuant to Section 933 with the concurrence of at least 10 grand jurors if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The grand jury consisting of 19 persons has been impaneled pursuant to law, and the membership is reduced from 19 to fewer than 12.(2) The vacancies have not been filled pursuant to Section 908.1 within 30 days from the time that the clerk of the superior court is given written notice that the vacancy has occurred.(3) A final report has not been submitted by the grand jury pursuant to Section 933.(b) Notwithstanding Section 933, no responsible officers, agencies, or departments shall be required to comment on a final report submitted pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Penal Code § 933.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 933.1.

933.1.  A grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of a redevelopment agency, a housing authority, created pursuant to Division 24 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code, or a joint powers agency created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and, in addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, may investigate and report upon the method or system of performing the duties of such agency or authority.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 279, Sec. 1.)
CA Penal Code § 933.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 933.5.

933.5.  A grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of any special-purpose assessing or taxing district located wholly or partly in the county or the local agency formation commission in the county, and, in addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, may investigate and report upon the method or system of performing the duties of such district or commission.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 306.)
CA Penal Code § 933.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 2 - Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs|Section 933.6.

933.6.  A grand jury may at any time examine the books and records of any nonprofit corporation established by or operated on behalf of a public entity the books and records of which it is authorized by law to examine, and, in addition to any other investigatory powers granted by this chapter, may investigate and report upon the method or system of performing the duties of such nonprofit corporation.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 279, Sec. 2.)
CA Penal Code § 934 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 934.

934.  (a) The grand jury may, at all times, request the advice of the court, or the judge thereof, the district attorney, the county counsel, or the Attorney General. Unless advice is requested, the judge of the court, or county counsel as to civil matters, shall not be present during the sessions of the grand jury.(b) The Attorney General may grant or deny a request for advice from the grand jury. If the Attorney General grants a request for advice from the grand jury, the Attorney General shall fulfill that request within existing financial and staffing resources.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 230, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Penal Code § 935 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 935.

935.  The district attorney of the county may at all times appear before the grand jury for the purpose of giving information or advice relative to any matter cognizable by the grand jury, and may interrogate witnesses before the grand jury whenever he thinks it necessary. When a charge against or involving the district attorney, or assistant district attorney, or deputy district attorney, or anyone employed by or connected with the office of the district attorney, is being investigated by the grand jury, such district attorney, or assistant district attorney, or deputy district attorney, or all or anyone or more of them, shall not be allowed to be present before such grand jury when such charge is being investigated, in an official capacity but only as a witness, and he shall only be present while a witness and after his appearance as such witness shall leave the place where the grand jury is holding its session.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)
CA Penal Code § 936 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 936.

936.  When requested so to do by the grand jury of any county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel and special investigators, whose duty it shall be to investigate and present the evidence in such investigation to such grand jury.The services of such special counsel and special investigators shall be a county charge of such county.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)
CA Penal Code § 936.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 936.5.

936.5.  (a) When requested to do so by the grand jury of any county, the presiding judge of the superior court may employ special counsel and special investigators, whose duty it shall be to investigate and present the evidence of the investigation to the grand jury.(b) Prior to the appointment, the presiding judge shall conduct an evidentiary hearing and find that a conflict exists that would prevent the local district attorney, the county counsel, and the Attorney General from performing such investigation. Notice of the hearing shall be given to each of them unless he or she is a subject of the investigation. The finding of the presiding judge may be appealed by the district attorney, the county counsel, or the Attorney General. The order shall be stayed pending the appeal made under this section.(c) The authority to appoint is contingent upon the certification by the auditor-comptroller of the county, that the grand jury has funds appropriated to it sufficient to compensate the special counsel and investigator for services rendered pursuant to the court order. In the absence of a certification the court has no authority to appoint. In the event the county board of supervisors or a member thereof is under investigation, the county has an obligation to appropriate the necessary funds.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 290, Sec. 2.)
CA Penal Code § 937 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 937.

937.  The grand jury or district attorney may require by subpoena the attendance of any person before the grand jury as interpreter. While his services are necessary, such interpreter may be present at the examination of witnesses before the grand jury. The compensation for services of such interpreter constitutes a charge against the county, and shall be fixed by the grand jury.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1264.)
CA Penal Code § 938 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 938.

938.  (a) Whenever criminal causes are being investigated before the grand jury, it shall appoint a competent stenographic reporter. He shall be sworn and shall report in shorthand the testimony given in such causes and shall transcribe the shorthand in all cases where an indictment is returned or accusation presented.(b) At the request of the grand jury, the reporter shall also prepare transcripts of any testimony reported during any session of the immediately preceding grand jury.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 298.)
CA Penal Code § 938.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Penal Code - PEN|PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|TITLE 4 - GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties of Grand Jury|ARTICLE 3 - Legal and Other Assistants for Grand Juries|Section 938.1.

938.1.  (a) If an indictment has been found or accusation presented against a defendant, such stenographic reporter shall certify and deliver to the clerk of the superior court in the county an original transcription of the reporter’s shorthand notes and a copy thereof and as many additional copies as there are defendants, other than fictitious defendants, regardless of the number of charges or fictitious defendants included in the same investigation. The reporter shall complete the certification and delivery within 10 days after the indictment has been found or the accusation presented unless the court for good cause makes an order extending the time. The time shall not be extended more than 20 days. The clerk shall file the original of the transcript, deliver a copy of the transcript to the district attorney immediately upon receipt thereof and deliver a copy of such transcript to each such defendant or the defendant’s attorney. If the copy of the testimony is not served as provided in this section, the court shall on motion of the defendant continue the trial to such time as may be necessary to secure to the defendant receipt of a copy of such testimony 10 days before such trial. If several criminal charges are investigated against a defendant on one investigation and thereafter separate indictments are returned or accusations presented upon said several charges, the delivery to such defendant or the defendant’s attorney of one copy of the transcript of such investigation shall be a compliance with this section as to all of such indictments or accusations.(b) The transcript shall not be open to the public until 10 days after its delivery to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney. Thereafter the transcript shall be open to the public unless the court orders otherwise on its own motion or on motion of a party pending a determination as to whether all or part of the transcript should be sealed. If the court determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that making all or any part of the transcript public may prejudice a defendant’s right to a fair and impartial trial, that part of the transcript shall be sealed until the defendant’s trial has been completed.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 539. Effective January 1, 2003.)