Pen. Code, § 888.2 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Pen. Code, § 888.2
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As used in this title as applied to a grand jury, “required number” means:
(a) Twenty-three in a county having a population exceeding 4,000,000.
(b) Eleven in a county having a population of 20,000 or less, upon the approval of the board of supervisors.
(c) Nineteen in all other counties.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 295, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.
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