Section 917 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The grand jury may inquire into all public offenses
committed or triable within the county and present them to the court
by indictment.
(b) Except as provided in Section 918, the grand jury shall not
inquire into an offense that involves a shooting or use of excessive
force by a peace officer described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a)
of Section 830.2, or Section 830.39, that led to the death of a
person being detained or arrested by the peace officer pursuant to
Section 836.