The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the members of the legislative body of a local agency from giving testimony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or as a body.

(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 950.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 54953.1

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

    California Government Code 54952

  • local agency: means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission or agency thereof, or other local public agency. See California Government Code 54951
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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