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Cal. Penal Code § 938
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 3: Powers and Duties of Grand Jury, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 938
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.
(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.
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