Arizona Laws 21-423. Jurors; judicial supervision
A. A state grand jury shall consist of the same number of members as a county grand jury. The residence and qualifications of the members of the state grand jury shall be determined according to rules adopted by the supreme court which, at its discretion, depending on the nature of the matters to be investigated, may permit the jury members to be residents of either one county or several counties.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 21-423
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Grand jury: means a body of the required number of qualified persons who are duly convened and impanelled by the presiding judge of the superior court and who are sworn to inquire into public offenses that may be tried within the county, including corrupt or willful misconduct in office of public officials within the county. See Arizona Laws 21-401
- Jury commissioner: means the clerk of the superior court, except that in any county having a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, the presiding judge of the superior court may appoint a jury commissioner. See Arizona Laws 21-101
B. The jury commissioner of the county in which the assignment judge is serving shall cause the panel members to be summoned for service.
C. Judicial supervision of the state grand jury shall be maintained by the assignment judge and all indictments, presentments and formal returns of any kind made by a state grand jury shall be returned to the assignment judge.