Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 7-5-202 - Charging of duties; powers(a) After the grand jury is impaneled and sworn, the district judge shall charge the jurors as to their duties particularly to the obligation of secrecy which their oaths impose, and give them any information the court deems proper concerning any offenses known to the court and likely to come before the grand jury. (b) The grand jury may: (i) Inquire into any crimes committed or triable within the county and present them to the court by indictment; and (ii) Investigate and report to the court concerning the condition of the county jail and the treatment of prisoners.