Section 888 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
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. A grand jury is a body of the required number of persons
returned from the citizens of the county before a court of competent
jurisdiction, and sworn to inquire of public offenses committed or
triable within the county.
Each grand jury or, if more than one has been duly impaneled
pursuant to Sections 904.5 to 904.9, inclusive, one grand jury in
each county, shall be charged and sworn to investigate or inquire
into county matters of civil concern, such as the needs of county
officers, including the abolition or creation of offices for, the
purchase, lease, or sale of equipment for, or changes in the method
or system of, performing the duties of the agencies subject to
investigation pursuant to Section 914.1.