Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure

Rule 12.7 – Record of Grand Jury Proceedings

(a)Court Reporter. The presiding or impaneling judge must assign a certified court reporter to record all grand jury proceedings, except its deliberations.
(b) Foreperson. The foreperson must keep a record of how many grand jurors voted for and against an indictment, but must not record how each grand juror voted. If the grand jury returns an indictment, the foreperson’s record of the vote must be transcribed by the court reporter and filed with the court no later than 20 days after the return of the indictment, and may be made available only to the court, the State, and the defendant.
(c)Filing the Transcript and Minutes. The court reporter’s record of grand jury proceedings must be transcribed and filed with the superior court clerk no later than 20 days after return of the indictment, and may be made available only to the court, the State, and the defendant.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 12.7

Added August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Former Rule 12.7, relating to indictment, was abrogated effective January 1, 2018. See, now, AZ ST RCRP Rule 12.6.