Penal Code section 918

If a member of a grand jury knows, or has reason to believe, that a public offense, triable within the county, has been committed, he may declare it to his fellow jurors, who may thereupon investigate it.

Source: Section 918, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=918. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_918

Original Source: Section 918, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=918. (last accessed May 12, 2025).