Section 933 Of Article 2. Investigation Of County, City, And District Affairs From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Each grand jury shall submit to the presiding judge of the
superior court a final report of its findings and recommendations
that pertain to county government matters during the fiscal or
calendar year. Final reports on any appropriate subject may be
submitted to the presiding judge of the superior court at any time
during the term of service of a grand jury. A final report may be
submitted for comment to responsible officers, agencies, or
departments, including the county board of supervisors, when
applicable, upon finding of the presiding judge that the report is in
compliance with this title. For 45 days after the end of the term,
the foreperson and his or her designees shall, upon reasonable
notice, be available to clarify the recommendations of the report.
(b) One copy of each final report, together with the responses
thereto, found to be in compliance with this title shall be placed on
file with the clerk of the court and remain on file in the office of
the clerk. The clerk shall immediately forward a true copy of the
report and the responses to the State Archivist who shall retain that
report and all responses in perpetuity.
(c) No later than 90 days after the grand jury submits a final
report on the operations of any public agency subject to its
reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency shall
comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings
and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the
governing body, and every elected county officer or agency head for
which the grand jury has responsibility pursuant to Section 914.1
shall comment within 60 days to the presiding judge of the superior
court, with an information copy sent to the board of supervisors, on
the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the
control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or
agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls. In
any city and county, the mayor shall also comment on the findings
and recommendations. All of these comments and reports shall
forthwith be submitted to the presiding judge of the superior court
who impaneled the grand jury. A copy of all responses to grand jury
reports shall be placed on file with the clerk of the public agency
and the office of the county clerk, or the mayor when applicable, and
shall remain on file in those offices. One copy shall be placed on
file with the applicable grand jury final report by, and in the
control of the currently impaneled grand jury, where it shall be
maintained for a minimum of five years.
(d) As used in this section "agency" includes a department.