If the foreman of a grand jury is absent from any meeting or if he is disqualified to act, the grand jury may select a member of that body to act as foreman pro tempore, who shall perform the duties, and have all the powers, of the regularly appointed foreman in his absence or disqualification.

(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 916.1

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,