When the district attorney deems it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury which has jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any single county, he may petition the chief judge of any district court for an order in accordance with the provisions of this article. Said chief judge shall, for good […]
A judicial district grand jury shall have the same powers and duties and shall function in the same manner as a county grand jury; except that its jurisdiction shall extend throughout the judicial district. The law applicable to county grand juries shall apply to judicial district grand juries except when such law is inconsistent with […]
The state court administrator, upon receipt of an order of a chief judge of the district court granting a petition to impanel a judicial district grand jury, shall prepare a list of prospective judicial district grand jurors drawn from existing jury lists of the several counties within the district. In preparing the list of prospective […]
The jury commissioner of the court in which the petition for impaneling the judicial district grand jury is filed shall cause said prospective jurors to be summoned for service in the manner provided in section 13-71-110. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. […]
Judicial supervision of the judicial district grand jury shall be maintained by the chief judge who issued the order impaneling such grand jury, and all indictments, reports, and other formal returns of any kind made by such grand jury shall be returned to that judge. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, § 1, […]
The presentation of the evidence shall be made to the judicial district grand jury by the district attorney or his designee. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, § 1, effective July 1.
Any indictment by a judicial district grand jury shall be returned to the chief judge without any designation of venue. Thereupon, the judge shall, by order, designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial. The judge may, by order, direct the consolidation of an indictment returned by a county grand jury with an […]
The costs and expenses incurred in impaneling a judicial district grand jury and in the performance of its functions and duties shall be paid by the state out of funds appropriated to the judicial department. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, § 1, effective July 1.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all judicial districts. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 429, § 4, effective May 24.
Procedural matters not specifically addressed by the provisions of this article shall be governed by the provisions of article 72 of this title and other applicable Colorado statutes and by the Colorado rules of criminal procedure relating to grand juries. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 779, § 6, effective July 1.
