California · Penal Code

PEN §915: When the grand jury has been impaneled, sworn, and charged, it shall retire to a private room, except when operating under a finding pursuant to Section 939.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute describes grand jury procedures: impaneled grand juries retire to private rooms to investigate offenses and civil matters, and are discharged when business concludes or service terms expire.

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When the grand jury has been impaneled, sworn, and charged, it shall retire to a private room, except when operating under a finding pursuant to Section 939.1, and inquire into the offenses and matters of civil concern cognizable by it. On the completion of the business before the grand jury or expiration of the term of prescribed service of one or more grand jurors, the court shall discharge it or the affected individual jurors.

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