When the grand jury has been impaneled, sworn, and charged, it shall retire to a private room, except when operating under a finding pursuant to Section 939.1, and inquire into the offenses and matters of civil concern cognizable by it. On the completion of the business before the grand jury or expiration of the term of prescribed service of one or more grand jurors, the court shall discharge it or the affected individual jurors.
Cal. Penal Code § 915
General Provisions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 20 Cal. 4th 1117 - Daily Journal Corp. v. Superior Court (1999)
Most recently applied in City of Woodlake v. Tulare County Grand Jury (August 2011)
Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1297, Sec. 3.
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