Section 904.7 Of Article 4. Impaneling Of Grand Jury From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
904.7
. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 904.6 or any
other provision, in the County of San Bernardino, the presiding judge
of the superior court, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge
to supervise the grand jury, may, upon the request of the Attorney
General or the district attorney or upon his or her own motion, order
and direct the impanelment of an additional civil grand jury
pursuant to this section.
(b) The presiding judge or the judge appointed by the presiding
judge to supervise the grand jury shall select persons, at random,
from the list of trial jurors in civil and criminal cases and shall
examine them to determine if they are competent to serve as grand
jurors. When a sufficient number of competent persons have been
selected, they shall constitute an additional grand jury.
(c) Any additional civil grand jury that is impaneled pursuant to
this section may serve for a term as determined by the presiding
judge or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the
civil grand jury, but may be discharged at any time within the set
term by order of the presiding judge or the judge appointed by the
presiding judge to supervise the civil grand jury. In no event shall
more than one additional civil grand jury be impaneled pursuant to
this section at the same time.
(d) Whenever an additional civil grand jury is impaneled pursuant
to this section, it may inquire into matters of oversight, conduct
investigations, issue reports, and make recommendations, except for
any matters that the regular grand jury is inquiring into at the time
of its impanelment. Any additional civil grand jury impaneled
pursuant to this section shall not have jurisdiction to issue
indictments.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in the County of San
Bernardino, all persons qualified for jury service shall have an
equal opportunity to be considered for service as grand jurors within
the county, and that they have an obligation to serve, when summoned
for that purpose. All persons selected for an additional grand jury
shall be selected at random from a source or sources reasonably
representative of a cross section of the population that is eligible
for jury service in the county.