California · Penal Code
PEN §924: Every grand juror who willfully discloses the fact of an information or indictment having been made for a felony, until the defendant has been arrested, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
What this law says, in plain English
A grand juror who intentionally reveals that a felony indictment or information has been filed before the defendant is arrested commits a misdemeanor.
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