Cal. PEN § 916.1
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 916.1, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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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.
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