SB 227, as introduced, Mitchell. Grand juries.
Existing law makes it a crime for a person who, by any means whatsoever, willfully and knowingly, and without knowledge and consent of the grand jury, records, or attempts to record, all or part of the proceedings of any grand jury while it is deliberating or voting, or listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the proceedings of any grand jury of which he or she is not a member while that jury is deliberating or voting.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 891 of the Penal Code is amended to
2read:
begin deleteEvery end deletebegin insertA end insertperson who, by any means whatsoever, willfully
4and knowingly, and without knowledge and consent of the grand
5jury, records, or attempts to record, all or part of the proceedings
6of any grand jury while it is deliberating or voting, or listens to or
7observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the proceedings of
P2 1any grand jury of which hebegin insert or sheend insert is not a member whilebegin delete suchend deletebegin insert
thatend insert
2 jury is deliberating or voting is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3This section is not intended to prohibit the taking of notes by a
4grand juror in connection with and solely for the purpose of
5assisting himbegin insert or herend insert in the performance of hisbegin insert or herend insert duties asbegin delete suchend delete
6begin insert aend insert juror.
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