- § 15-12-60 - Qualifications of Grand Jurors; Impact of Ineligibility
(a) Any citizen of this state 18 years of age or older who has resided in the county for at least six months preceding...
- § 15-12-61 - Number of Grand Jurors; Votes Necessary for Indictment or Presentment; Alternate Grand Jurors; Report on Preceding Grand Jury by Foreperson or Clerk
(a) A grand jury shall consist of not less than 16 nor more than 23 persons. The votes of at least 12 grand jurors...
- § 15-12-62 - Selection of Grand Jurors
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-28/HB 415, effective July 1, 2012.
- § 15-12-62.1 - Choosing of Grand Jurors
The clerk shall choose a sufficient number of persons to serve as grand jurors from the county master jury list in the same manner...
- § 15-12-63 - Concurrent Grand Juries
In any term of court when the public interest requires it, the court, on application of the district attorney, may empanel one or more...
- § 15-12-64 - Procedure Where Judge Has Failed to Draw Grand Jury
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-31/HB 415, effective July 1, 2012.
- § 15-12-65 - Service of Summons; Time Limits
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-32/HB 415, effective July 1, 2012.
- § 15-12-65.1 - Mailing of Summonses; Failure to Receive Notice
On and after July 1, 2012, the clerk shall be authorized to mail all summonses by first-class mail addressed to the prospective jurors' most...
- § 15-12-66 - Preliminary Oath to Be Administered to Grand Jurors
(a) Prior to empaneling, swearing, and charging the grand jury, the presiding judge and the district attorney may examine prospective grand jurors as to...
- § 15-12-66.1 - Insufficient Number of Persons to Complete Panel of Grand Jurors
When from challenge or from any other cause there are not a sufficient number of persons in attendance to complete the empaneling of grand...
- § 15-12-67 - Appointment or Election of Foreman; Oath of Foreman and Grand Jurors
(a) The judge of the superior court may appoint the foreman of the grand jury or may direct the grand jury to elect its...
- § 15-12-68 - Oath of Witnesses
(a) The following oath shall be administered to all witnesses in criminal cases before the grand jury: "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that...
- § 15-12-69 - Oath of Bailiff Attending Grand Jury
The following oath shall be administered to all bailiffs attending grand juries: "You do solemnly swear that you will diligently attend the grand jury...
- § 15-12-70 - Disqualification for Relationship to Interested Party
All grand jurors in the courts of this state shall be disqualified to act or serve in any case or matter when such jurors...
- § 15-12-71 - Duties of Grand Jury
(a) The duties of a grand jury shall be confined to such matters and things as it is required to perform by the Constitution...
- § 15-12-72 - Disclosures of Grand Jurors in Court
Grand jurors shall disclose everything which occurs in their service whenever it becomes necessary in any court of record in this state.
- § 15-12-73 - Exclusion of Admissions and Communications Among Grand Jurors
Admissions and communications among grand jurors are excluded as evidence on grounds of public policy.
- § 15-12-74 - Grand Jury Presentment of Offenses
Grand jurors have a duty to examine or make presentments of such offenses as may or shall come to their knowledge or observation after...
- § 15-12-75 - Inspection of Offices and Records of Certain County Officials by Grand Jury
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 607, § 5, effective July 1, 1994.
- § 15-12-76 - Appointment of Citizen or Citizen Committee to Examine Offices and Records of Certain County Officials; Powers of Those Appointed; Enforcement of Inspection
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 607, § 6, effective July 1, 1994.
- § 15-12-77 - Investigation and Presentment of Interference With Court Order or Sentence; Transmittal of Presentment to Governor; Penalty for Failure of Officer to Make Report
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 549, § 1, effective March 30, 1988.
- § 15-12-78 - Inspection of County Jails; Recommendations and Presentments
Grand juries shall carefully inspect the sanitary condition of the jails of their respective counties at each regular inspection provided for in Code Section...
- § 15-12-79 - Inspection of Public Buildings, Property, and Records; Report
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 607, § 8, effective July 1, 1994.
- § 15-12-80 - Publication of General Presentments
Grand juries are authorized to recommend to the court the publication of the whole or any part of their general presentments and to prescribe...
- § 15-12-81 - Notice of Upcoming Appointment by Grand Jury
(a) Whenever it is provided by law that the grand jury of any county shall elect, select, or appoint any person to any office,...
- § 15-12-82 - Change of Venue in Criminal Grand Jury Investigation
(a) The judges of the superior courts are authorized and empowered to transfer the investigation by a grand jury from the county where the...
- § 15-12-83 - Attendance of Stenographer At Grand Jury Proceeding; Use of Recording Device in Lieu of Stenographer
(a) This Code section shall apply to all counties of this state which according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any...
Last modified: October 14, 2016