Additional grand juries: County of San Bernardino.

Existing law authorizes the presiding judge in any county or city and county, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel an additional grand jury to serve for a period of one year upon the request of the Attorney General or the district attorney or upon his or her own motion. Existing law authorizes the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel up to 2 additional grand juries, who may serve for a period of one year from the date of impanelment. This bill would authorize the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel an additional civil grand jury, for a term to be determined by the presiding or supervising judge, in accordance with specified procedures. The bill would provide that the additional civil grand jury may inquire into matters of oversight, conduct investigations, issue reports, and make recommendations, but shall not have jurisdiction to issue indictments.