Section 896 Of Article 2. Listing And Selection Of Grand Jurors From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Immediately after an order is made pursuant to Section
895, the court shall select the grand jurors required by personal
interview for the purpose of ascertaining whether they possess the
qualifications prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 893. If a
person so interviewed, in the opinion of the court, possesses the
necessary qualifications, in order to be listed the person shall sign
a statement declaring that the person will be available for jury
service for the number of hours usually required of a member of the
grand jury in that county.
(b) The selections shall be made of men and women who are not
exempt from serving and who are suitable and competent to serve as
grand jurors pursuant to Sections 893, 898, and 899. The court shall
list the persons so selected and required by the order to serve as
grand jurors during the ensuing fiscal year of the county, or until a
new list of grand jurors is provided, and shall at once place this
list in the possession of the jury commissioner.