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Cal. Penal Code § 917

General Provisions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 62 Cal. 4th 589 - People v. Arroyo (2016)

Most recently applied in 62 Cal. 4th 589 - People v. Arroyo (January 2016)

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 175, Sec. 1

(a) The grand jury may inquire into all public offenses committed or triable within the county and present them to the court by indictment.

(b) Except as provided in Section 918, the grand jury shall not inquire into an offense that involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a peace officer described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, or Section 830.39, that led to the death of a person being detained or arrested by the peace officer pursuant to Section 836.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.