Section 916.1 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.

. If the foreman of a grand jury is absent from any meeting or if he is disqualified to act, the grand jury may select a member of that body to act as foreman pro tempore, who shall perform the duties, and have all the powers, of the regularly appointed foreman in his absence or disqualification.