Los Angeles Superior Court officials are asking for help in finding volunteer “Watch Dogs” for 2017-18.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court is currently seeking qualified citizens who are interested in applying for the 2017-18 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury.

The primary functions of the Civil Grand Jury are to investigate county, city and joint-power agencies and also act as “watch dogs,” by examining carefully and completely the operations of various government agencies within Los Angeles County.

Applicants must meet the following requirements: United States citizen, 18 years or older, and a resident of Los Angeles County for at least one year and have working knowledge of English. Applicants must also possess ordinary intelligence, sound judgement and have fair character. In addition, applicants must be willing to volunteer 30-40 hours per week and earn $60.00 for each full day of service.

The deadline to submit an application is Friday, Nov. 4 and can be found on lacourt.org/forms/jury.

For more information about the Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury, visit www.grandjury.co.la.ca.us or call (213) 628-7914.

This information has been provided to KHTS AM-1220 through a city of Santa Clarita press release