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Cal. Penal Code § 904

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 2: Formation of Grand Jury, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 904

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 904Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
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 to be drawn. The order shall designate the number of grand jurors to be drawn, which may not be less than 29 nor more than 40 in counties having a population exceeding four million and not less than 25 nor more than 30 in other counties.

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