Section 414 – Time for impaneling grand juries; period of service

May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana

A. A grand jury shall be impaneled twice a year in each parish, except in the parish of Cameron in which at least one grand jury shall be impaneled each year.
B. Thecourt shall fix the time at which a grand jury shall be impaneled, but no grand jury shall be impaneled for more than eight months, nor less than four months, except in the parish of Cameron in which the grand jury may be impaneled for a year.
C. Amended by Acts 2016, No. 389,s. 3
D. A grand jury shall remain in office until a succeeding grand jury is impaneled. A court may not discharge a grand jury or any of its members before the time for the impaneling of a new grand jury, except for legal cause.

La. Cr.P. § 414

Amended by Acts 2016, No. 389,s. 1, 3, eff. 8/1/2016.
Acts 1985, No. 675, §1.