Section 904.8 Of Article 4. Impaneling Of Grand Jury From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
904.8
. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 904.6 or any
other provision, in the County of Los Angeles, 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 up to two additional grand juries
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 grand juries that are impaneled pursuant to
this section may serve for a period of one year from the date of
impanelment, but may be discharged at any time within the one-year
period by order of the presiding judge or the judge appointed by the
presiding judge to supervise the grand jury. In no event shall more
than two additional grand juries be impaneled pursuant to this
section at the same time.
(d) Whenever additional grand juries are impaneled pursuant to
this section, they may inquire into any matters that are subject to
grand jury inquiry and shall have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction
to return indictments, except for any matters that the regular grand
jury is inquiring into at the time of its impanelment.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in the County of Los
Angeles, all persons qualified for jury service shall have an equal
opportunity to be considered for service as criminal grand jurors
within the county, and that they have an obligation to serve, when
summoned for that purpose. All persons selected for an additional
criminal 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.