ORS 132.020
Selection of grand juries

  • law applicable to additional jury
  • when inquiry void

(1)

Under the direction of the court, the clerk shall draw names at random from the names of jurors in attendance upon the court until the names of seven jurors are drawn and accepted by the court. The seven persons thus chosen shall constitute the grand jury.

(2)

When the court, in its discretion, considers that one or more additional grand juries is needed for the administration of justice, one or more additional grand juries shall be selected in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

Any law applicable to the grand jury is equally applicable to any additional grand jury selected under subsection (2) of this section, except that whenever any duties or functions are imposed upon the grand jury, it shall be sufficient if such duties or functions are performed by one of the grand juries selected under this section.

(4)

Any inquiry or investigation required by law to be made by a grand jury shall be void, unless such inquiry or investigation was made entirely by the same grand jury. [Amended by 1959 c.59 §1; 1985 c.703 §23]

Source: Section 132.020 — Selection of grand juries; law applicable to additional jury; when inquiry void, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors132.­html.

Notes of Decisions

A grand juror’s knowledge of events under investigation does not require the constitution of a new grand jury. State v. Ore. City Elks Lodge No. 1189, 17 Or App 124, 520 P2d 900 (1974), Sup Ct review denied

The grand jury which indicts can rely only on evidence presented to it. State v. Ore. City Elks Lodge No. 1189, 17 Or App 124, 520 P2d 900 (1974), Sup Ct review denied

Requirement that inquiry or investigation be made entirely by same grand jury does not prohibit one grand jury from investigating matter into which another grand jury has initiated investigation. State v. Ore. City Elks Lodge No. 1189, 17 Or App 124, 520 P2d 900 (1974), Sup Ct review denied

132.010
Composition
132.020
Selection of grand juries
132.030
Challenge of juror prohibited
132.050
Foreman
132.060
Oath or affirmation of jurors
132.070
Charge of court
132.090
Presence of persons at sittings or deliberations of jury
132.100
Oath to witness before grand jury
132.110
When juror discharged
132.120
Jury service term
132.210
Immunity of jurors as to official conduct
132.220
Disclosure by juror of testimony of witness examined by jury
132.250
District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded
132.260
Recording of testimony required
132.270
Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report
132.310
Inquiry into crimes
132.320
Consideration of evidence
132.330
Submission of indictment by district attorney
132.340
Duties of district attorney for jury
132.350
Juror’s knowledge of an offense
132.360
Number of jurors required to concur
132.370
Presentment of facts to court for instruction as to law
132.380
Whom the grand jury may indict
132.390
When the grand jury may indict
132.400
Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.”
132.410
Finding of indictment
132.420
Disclosure relative to indictment not subject to inspection
132.430
Finding against indictment
132.440
Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities
132.510
Forms of pleadings
132.540
Sufficiency of indictment
132.550
Contents of indictment
132.557
Indictment must contain subcategory facts under certain circumstances
132.560
Joinder of counts and charges
132.580
Names of grand jury witnesses required on indictment
132.586
Pleading domestic violence in accusatory instrument
132.990
Premature inspection or disclosure of contents of indictment
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