Section 22-3006 – Compensation; employees

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(a) Persons summoned for service as grand jurors shall be compensated for their service and expenses at the rates provided by law for the compensation of petit jurors in the district court. Such compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.(b) All...

Section 22-3005 – Charge by the court

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(a) When a grand jury is impaneled and sworn, it shall be charged by the judge who summoned it. In so doing, the judge shall give the grand jurors such information as the judge deems proper and as is required by law, as to their duties, and as to any charges of crimes...

Section 22-3003 – Oaths of jurors

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(a) An oath or affirmation shall be administered to the presiding juror of the grand jury, in substance as follows: “You, as presiding juror of the grand jury, shall diligently inquire, and true presentment make, of all public offenses against the laws of this...

Section 22-3002 – Objections

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(a) The prosecuting attorney may challenge the array of jurors on the ground that the grand jury was not selected, drawn or summoned in accordance with law, and may challenge an individual juror on the ground that the juror is not legally qualified. Challenges by the...