CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1261Introduced by Senator NielsenFebruary 15, 2018 An act to amend Section 893 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1261, as introduced, Nielsen. Criminal procedure.Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals.Existing law authorizes each county to impanel a grand jury and prescribes the minimum qualifications for a member of the grand jury.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 893 of the Penal Code is amended to read:893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1261Introduced by Senator NielsenFebruary 15, 2018 An act to amend Section 893 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1261, as introduced, Nielsen. Criminal procedure.Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals.Existing law authorizes each county to impanel a grand jury and prescribes the minimum qualifications for a member of the grand jury.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 1261
Introduced by Senator NielsenFebruary 15, 2018
Introduced by Senator Nielsen
February 15, 2018
An act to amend Section 893 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1261, as introduced, Nielsen. Criminal procedure.
Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals.Existing law authorizes each county to impanel a grand jury and prescribes the minimum qualifications for a member of the grand jury.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals.
Existing law authorizes each county to impanel a grand jury and prescribes the minimum qualifications for a member of the grand jury.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 893 of the Penal Code is amended to read:893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 893 of the Penal Code is amended to read:893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
SECTION 1. Section 893 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
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893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.
893. (a) A person is competent to act as a grand juror only if he or she possesses each of the following qualifications:
(1) He or she is a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 years or older who shall have been a resident of the state and of the county or city and county for one year immediately before being selected and returned.
(2) He or she is in possession of his or her natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment, and of fair character.
(3) He or she is possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.
(b) A person is not competent to act as a grand juror if any of the following apply:
(1) The person is serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.
(2) The person has been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.
(3) The person has been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.
(4) The person is serving as an elected public officer.