§ 13-5-45. Foreman to be appointed and all to be sworn
The court shall appoint one of the grand jurors to be foreman of the grand jury, to whom the following oath shall be administered in open court, in the presence of the rest of the grand jurors, to wit: “You, as foreman of this grand inquest, shall diligently inquire into, and true presentment make, of […]
§ 13-5-47. Judge to charge the grand jury
The judge shall charge the grand jury concerning its duties and expound the law to it as he shall deem proper, and he shall particularly charge it concerning enforcement of the following statutes: those against gambling and the unlawful selling and handling of intoxicating liquors; those relating to gambling with minors, and the giving or […]
§ 13-5-51. Places of absent jurors to be filled
If, after the grand jury has been sworn, any of the members thereof should absent themselves from any cause, or become incompetent to sit, or be excused by the court, the court shall have power to cause others to be sworn in their places.
§ 13-5-25. Who is exempt as a personal privilege
Every citizen over sixty-five (65) years of age, and everyone who has served as a grand juror or as a petit juror in the trial of a litigated case within two (2) years, shall be exempt from service if the juror claims the privilege.No qualified juror shall be excluded because of any such reasons, but […]
§ 13-5-53. Adjournment of grand jury to a day; pay in such case
The court or judge, in its discretion, may adjourn the grand jury to a subsequent day in termtime or vacation, and the jurors shall receive pay only for the number of days they shall be actually engaged in the performance of their duties.
§ 13-5-26. Jury box; deposit of names drawn from jury wheel; drawing and assignment of jurors; use of computer or electronic device for random selection
The circuit clerk shall maintain a jury box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn from the jury wheel. A judge or any court or any other state or county official having authority to conduct a trial or hearing with a jury within the county may direct the […]
§ 13-5-55. Grand jury to inspect jail; sheriff punishable
Each grand jury which is impaneled shall make a personal inspection of the county jail, its condition, sufficiency for the safekeeping of prisoners, and their accommodation and health, and make reports thereof to the court. For any violation or neglect of duty as to the jail, the sheriff may be punished as for a misdemeanor, […]
§ 13-5-28. Summoning of person drawn for jury duty
If a grand, petit or other jury is ordered to be drawn, the clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served with a summons, either personally or by mail, addressed to the juror at the juror’s usual residence, business or post office address, requiring the juror to report for jury […]
§ 13-5-57. Grand jury may examine all county offices
The grand jury shall have free access at all proper hours to the papers, records, accounts and books of all county officers, for all examinations which, in its discretion, it may see fit to make, and may make report to the court in relation thereto.
§ 13-5-30. Summoning of jurors where there is shortage of petit jurors drawn from jury box
If there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from a jury box, the court may require the sheriff to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors selected at random by the clerk from the jury box in a manner prescribed by the court.