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Cal. Penal Code § 925 (2026)

Investigation of County, City, and District Affairs

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The grand jury shall investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county including those operations, accounts, and records of any special legislative district or other district in the county created pursuant to state law for which the officers of the county are serving in their ex officio capacity as officers of the districts. The investigations may be conducted on some selective basis each year, but the grand jury shall not duplicate any examination of financial statements which has been performed by or for the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 25250 of the Government Code; this provision shall not be construed to limit the power of the grand jury to investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county. The grand jury may enter into a joint contract with the board of supervisors to employ the services of an expert as provided for in Section 926.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1947–2022 · leading case: Bd. of Ret. of Santa Barbara Cty. v. Santa Barbara Cty. Grand Jury, 58 Cal. App. 4th 1185 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997).
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Bd. of Ret. of Santa Barbara Cty. v. Santa Barbara Cty. Grand Jury, 58 Cal. App. 4th 1185 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 5× “) *1190 Penal Code Section 925 The charge of the grand jury is “to act as the public’s ‘watchdog’ by investigating and reporting upon the affairs of local government .”
People v. Superior Court, 78 Cal. App. 4th 403 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “The court noted that “the grand jury is entitled to the legal advice of the district attorney (Pen. Code, § 925) and the law does not require the presence of a reporter while such advice is being given, the only requirement being that ‘the testimony that may be given’ be…”
Stern v. Superior Court, 177 P.2d 308 (Cal. Ct. App. 1947). · cites it 2× “The grand jury is entitled to the legal advice of the district attorney (Pen. Code, § 925) and the law does not require the presence of a reporter while such advice is being given, the only requirement being that “the testimony that may be given” be reported (Pen.”
California Ass'n of Retail Tobacconists v. State, 109 Cal. App. 4th 792 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “Code, § 54951), the Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6252), the California Tort Claims Act (Gov.”
United States v. William Erness Thoresen, United States of Am. v. Louise Banich Thoresen, 428 F.2d 654 (9th Cir. 1970). “Nor, I believe, has there been any serious protests by prosecuting authorities in certain federal districts wherein those indicted by federal grand juries have routinely received a transcript of the pertinent grand jury proceedings.”
Powell v. Superior Court, 312 P.2d 698 (Cal. 1957). “(Pen. Code, § 925.) In the circumstances of the present case, to deny inspection of defendant’s statements would likewise be to lose sight of the objective of ascertainment of the facts, and would be out of harmony with the policy of this state that the goal of criminal…”
City of Woodlake v. Tulare Cnty. Grand Jury, 197 Cal. App. 4th 1293 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “) Investigation into the conduct and actions of local agencies is one of the key statutory powers conferred on civil grand juries; they “shall investigate and report on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county” (Pen. Code, §…”
People v. Hess, 237 P.2d 568 (Cal. Ct. App. 1951). “When viewed in conjunction with the overt acts charged, the allegations of Count I were sufficient to inform the accused of the charges they would be required to meet at the trial (Pen. Code, § 950).”
McFarland v. Superior Court, 198 P.2d 318 (Cal. Ct. App. 1948). “(Pen. Code, § 925.) Fairly construed, we think the evidence before the grand jury does not warrant the petitioner’s construction that the defendant was improperly persuaded against his will to become a witness at that hearing.”
People v. Schoeller, 214 P.2d 565 (Cal. Ct. App. 1950). “” Defendant does not contend the transcript of the evidence given before the grand jury (Pen. Code, § 925) failed to furnish him with the details which he maintains were omitted from the indictment, nor does he contend the evidence produced at the trial was insufficient to…”
McCarthy v. Superior Court, 328 P.2d 819 (Cal. Ct. App. 1958). “(Pen. Code, § 925.) “In the circumstances of the present case, to deny inspection ' of defendant’s statements would likewise be to lose sight of the objective of ascertainment of the facts, and would be out of harmony with the policy of this state that the goal of criminal…”
Tupper v. Superior Court, 331 P.2d 977 (Cal. 1958). “In either circumstance the accused has at his disposal sufficient information from which he can predicate an informed guess as to the prosecution’s theory of guilt. If such comprehensive information is available to an accused prior to trial he has all he needs on which to base…”
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