North Dakota Code 29-10.1-21 – General duties of grand jury
Each grand jury impaneled within any county shall inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the state alleged to have been committed within that county. The alleged offenses may be brought to the attention of the grand jury by the court or by any state’s attorney or the state’s attorney’s designee. The state’s attorney or the state’s attorney’s designee shall inform the grand jury of the alleged offense, the identity of the alleged offender, and the state’s attorney or state’s attorney’s designee’s action or recommendation. As to any offense committed while the grand jury is in session, the state’s attorney or prosecutor may proceed with a preliminary examination or the filing of an information, as provided for by law, and prosecute the charge, and, under such conditions, the grand jury is not required to inquire into such offense. The presentment of an indictment against a person does not preclude the prosecution of such person for the same offense upon a criminal complaint or information previously filed with the court.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-10.1-21
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- presentment: is a n informal statement in writing by a grand jury representing to the court that a public offense has been committed which is triable in the county or subdivision, and that there is reasonable ground to believe that a particular individual named or described has committed it. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49