New Hampshire Revised Statutes 600-A:2 – Contents of Order Convening Multicounty Grand Jury
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I. An order issued upon an application made pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 600-A:1 shall:
(a) Convene a multicounty grand jury having statewide jurisdiction, or jurisdiction over all counties and judicial districts thereof requested in the application by the attorney general;
(b) Designate a judge of a superior court to be supervising judge over such multicounty grand jury and provide that such judge shall, with respect to all proper activities of said multicounty grand jury, have jurisdiction over all counties or judicial districts thereof in the jurisdiction of said multicounty grand jury;
(c) Designate the counties or judicial districts thereof which shall supply jurors and in what ratios;
(d) Designate a location or locations for the multicounty grand jury proceeding; and
(e) Provide for such other incidental arrangements as may be necessary.
II. All matters to be included in such order shall be determined by the justice issuing the order in any manner which he deems appropriate, except that the supreme court may adopt general rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, establishing standard procedures for the convening of multicounty grand juries.
(a) Convene a multicounty grand jury having statewide jurisdiction, or jurisdiction over all counties and judicial districts thereof requested in the application by the attorney general;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 600-A:2
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
(b) Designate a judge of a superior court to be supervising judge over such multicounty grand jury and provide that such judge shall, with respect to all proper activities of said multicounty grand jury, have jurisdiction over all counties or judicial districts thereof in the jurisdiction of said multicounty grand jury;
(c) Designate the counties or judicial districts thereof which shall supply jurors and in what ratios;
(d) Designate a location or locations for the multicounty grand jury proceeding; and
(e) Provide for such other incidental arrangements as may be necessary.
II. All matters to be included in such order shall be determined by the justice issuing the order in any manner which he deems appropriate, except that the supreme court may adopt general rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, establishing standard procedures for the convening of multicounty grand juries.