Section 939.22 Of Article 4. Conduct Of Investigations From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
939.22
. (a) Any witness who is called to give testimony under oath
before a civil grand jury may have counsel present on his or her
behalf while he or she is testifying. Any counsel present before the
grand jury pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with all of the
following:
(1) Counsel shall not object to any questions asked of the witness
or otherwise speak to the grand jury, but may advise the witness
during the course of the examination.
(2) Counsel shall not disclose or use anything heard in the grand
jury room other than in the representation of the witness he or she
represents.
(b) A violation of this section by counsel shall be a violation of
the Rules of Professional Conduct and may be reported to the State
Bar of California.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant a witness
a constitutional right to counsel under the United States or
California Constitutions nor grant any right to discovery for the
subpoenaed witness.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.