CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel

February 20, 2026

An act to amend Section 890 of the Penal Code, relating to grand juries.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Under existing law, a grand jury is a body of the required number of persons chosen from the citizens of the county to serve before a court of competent jurisdiction, and sworn to inquire of public offenses that are committed or triable within the county. Existing law requires the fees for grand jurors to be $15 per each day’s attendance as a grand juror.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 890 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

890.

Unless a higher fee or rate of mileage is otherwise provided by statute or county or city and county ordinance, the fees for grand jurors are fifteen dollars ($15) a per day for each day’s attendance as a grand juror, and the mileage reimbursement applicable to county employees for each mile actually traveled in attending court as a grand juror.