Unauthorized disclosure of grand jury information; offense;
production of transcript
Sec. 10. (a) Except when required to do so by law, a person who
has been present at a grand jury proceeding and who knowingly or
intentionally discloses:
(1) any evidence or testimony given or produced;
(2) what a grand juror said; or
(3) the vote of any grand juror;
to any other person, except to a person who was also present or
entitled to be present at that proceeding or to the prosecuting attorney
or his representative, commits unauthorized disclosure of grand jury
information, a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) The transcript of testimony of a witness before a grand jury
may be produced only:
(1) for the official use of the prosecuting attorney; or
(2) upon order of:
(A) the court which impaneled the grand jury;
(B) the court trying a case upon an indictment of the grand
jury; or
(C) a court trying a prosecution for perjury;
but only after a showing of particularized need for the
transcript.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.312-1985,
SEC.4.
Last modified: May 24, 2006