Table of Contents

• Starter Kits; Grand Jury Procedures Manuals

• Grand Juror Ethics, Collegiality, and Use of Social Media

• Grand Jury Meeting Procedures and Agendas

• Administrative Guidelines; Grand Jury Officers and Committees

• Grand Juror Recusals and Resignations

• Responses to Prior Grand Jury Reports

• Complaints and Requests for Investigation

• Investigations

• Detention Facility Inquiries, Investigations, and Reports

• Interviews and Exit Interviews

• Report Templates, Checklists, and Forms

• Processing and Releasing Reports; Records Retention

Starter Kits; Grand Jury Procedures Manuals

Starter Kits (a list of essential sample documents)
Butte County Procedures Manual
Fresno County Procedures Manual
San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Handbook
Shasta County Procedures Manual

Grand Juror Ethics, Collegiality, and Use of Social Media

Code of Ethical Conduct
Examples of Ground Rules  (Sonoma County Grand Jury)
Example of a Set of Ground Rules
Team Building and Collaboration (Contra Costa County Grand Jury)
Social Media Strategy (San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury)

Grand Jury Meeting Procedures and Agendas

CGJA’s Rules of Order Adapted for Grand Juries
Sample Meeting Rules
Agenda – Full Panel Meeting
Agenda – Committee Meeting

Administrative Guidelines; Grand Jury Officers and Committees

Foreperson’s Administrative Checklist
Timeline of Grand Jury Activities
Choosing Effective Committee Chairs
Committee and Officer Assignments – Skills and Interests
Committee Assignment Preference
Committee Assignments
Records Retention Policies

Grand Juror Recusals and Resignations

Grand Juror Employment Recusal Report
Grand Juror Recusal for Bias or Perceived Conflict of Interest
Acknowledgment of Grand Juror Resignation
Juror Exit Form

Responses to Prior Grand Jury Reports

Required and Invited Responses
Sample Letter about Past Due Response
Sample Letter about Response Lacking Implementation Summary
Sample Letter about Response Lacking Timeframe for Entity Analysis
Sample Letter about Response Lacking Timeframe for Future Implementation
Sample Report – Response Compliance Report

Complaints and Requests for Investigation

Choosing Which Complaints to Investigate
Complaint Form (English) (Sonoma County Grand Jury)
Complaint Form (Spanish) (Santa Cruz County Grand Jury)
Complaint Acknowledgement Letter 1 – general
Complaint Acknowledgement Letter 2 – no jurisdiction
Complaint Status Log