Section 905.5 Of Article 4. Impaneling Of Grand Jury From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
905.5
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the
grand jury shall be impaneled and serve during the fiscal year of the
county in the manner provided in this chapter.
(b) The board of supervisors of a county may provide that the
grand jury shall be impaneled and serve during the calendar year. The
board of supervisors shall provide for an appropriate transition
from fiscal year term to calendar year term or from calendar year
term to fiscal year term for the grand jury. The provisions of
subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 901 shall not be deemed a
limitation on any appropriate transition provisions as determined by
resolution or ordinance; and, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, no transition grand jury shall serve more than 18 months.