Penal Code section 916.1

If the foreman of a grand jury is absent from any meeting or if he is disqualified to act, the grand jury may select a member of that body to act as foreman pro tempore, who shall perform the duties, and have all the powers, of the regularly appointed foreman in his absence or disqualification.

Source: Section 916.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=916.1. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_916.1

Original Source: Section 916.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=916.1. (last accessed May 12, 2025).