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| Grand Jury |
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SIERRA COUNTY GRAND JURY
The institution of local government that may have the greatest effect on citizens' lives is the Grand Jury as established by the State Constitution based on the historical models of the English and American traditions. The Sierra County Grand Jury Handbook describes the Grand Jury:
"The Sierra County Grand Jury is a judicial body comprised of eleven citizens. It is impaneled to act as an arm of the court, as authorized by the State Constitution, to be a voice of the people and conscience of the community."
"The present grand jury system has evolved from the ecclesiastical courts of the Dark Ages, beginning in 1164 when Henry II of England impaneled the first 16-man grand jury to remove criminal indictments from the hands of the church. In 1635 the first American grand jury was impaneled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and by 1683 grand juries was present in all of the colonies. These early grand juries began the practice of returning presentments, which were primarily against public officials and different from criminal indictments."
"[Today] only California and Nevada mandate that county grand juries be impaneled every year to conduct civil investigations of county and city government."
"The primary function of the Sierra County Grand Jury is to investigate within the county the functions of city and county governments, and tax supported agencies or districts created by state law."
The Grand Jury follows this mandate with the intention of providing an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Sierra County organizations within the jurisdiction of the mandate. Its
responsibility is to investigate and to present conclusions impartially, whether favorable or not.
The full text of the Grand Jury reports beginning with 2002-03 are available for viewing and download as PDF files.
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Grand Jury Complaint
To send a concern to the Grand Jury, print and complete the form below. Mail it to:
Sierra County Grand Jury
P. O. Box 476
Downieville, CA 95936
Grand Jury Complaint Form
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SIERRA COUNTY GRAND JURY
The institution of local government that may have the greatest effect on citizens' lives is the Grand Jury as established by the State Constitution based on the historical models of the English and American traditions. The Sierra County Grand Jury Handbook describes the Grand Jury:
"The Sierra County Grand Jury is a judicial body comprised of eleven citizens. It is impaneled to act as an arm of the court, as authorized by the State Constitution, to be a voice of the people and conscience of the community."
"The present grand jury system has evolved from the ecclesiastical courts of the Dark Ages, beginning in 1164 when Henry II of England impaneled the first 16-man grand jury to remove criminal indictments from the hands of the church. In 1635 the first American grand jury was impaneled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and by 1683 grand juries was present in all of the colonies. These early grand juries began the practice of returning presentments, which were primarily against public officials and different from criminal indictments."
"[Today] only California and Nevada mandate that county grand juries be impaneled every year to conduct civil investigations of county and city government."
"The primary function of the Sierra County Grand Jury is to investigate within the county the functions of city and county governments, and tax supported agencies or districts created by state law."
The Grand Jury follows this mandate with the intention of providing an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Sierra County organizations within the jurisdiction of the mandate. Its
responsibility is to investigate and to present conclusions impartially, whether favorable or not.
The full text of the Grand Jury reports beginning with 2002-03 are available for viewing and download as PDF files.
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