Bill Text: AZ SB1294 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Grand jury; length of term
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-04 - Governor Signed [SB1294 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2013-SB1294-Chaptered.html
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Senate Engrossed |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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CHAPTER 46
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SENATE BILL 1294 |
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AN ACT
amending section 21-403, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to grand juries.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 21-403, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
21-403. Term of grand jury
A. Grand juries called pursuant to section 21‑402 shall serve for a term designated by the presiding judge of the superior court which shall not exceed either:
1. One hundred twenty days, unless if the grand jury is called pursuant to section 21-402, subsection A.
2. One hundred eighty days if the grand jury is called pursuant to section 21-402, subsection B.
B. If at the end of such period the grand jury is serving in connection with unfinished inquiries or investigations, in which event the term may be extended by the presiding judge may extend the term, upon petition by the county attorney stating the reasons therefor, until the conclusion of the investigation.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 4, 2013.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 4, 2013.
