Arizona § 21-402 Calling grand jury

Arizona Statutes

§ 21-402 — Calling grand jury

Arizona § 21-402

Title 21Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 4GRAND JURIES

Art. 1General Provisions

This text of Arizona § 21-402 (Calling grand jury) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arizona primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-402 (2026).

Text

A.In a county with a population of two hundred thousand persons or more a grand jury shall be called every four months each year by the presiding judge of the superior court. Each grand jury shall sit until a new grand jury has been impanelled to replace it or until its term expires pursuant to section 21-403. Additional grand juries shall be called on petition of the county attorney stating the reasons therefor.

B.In a county with a population of less than two hundred thousand persons the presiding judge of the superior court may call a grand jury either:

1.If, in the judge's sole discretion, the judge determines the public interest requires a grand jury.

2.On petition of the county attorney.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. In a county with a population of two hundred thousand persons or more a grand jury shall be called every four months each year by the presiding judge of the superior court. Each grand jury shall sit until a new grand jury has been impanelled to replace it or until its term expires pursuant to section 21-403. Additional grand juries shall be called on petition of the county attorney stating the reasons therefor.

B. In a county with a population of less than two hundred thousand persons the presiding judge of the superior court may call a grand jury either:

1. If, in the judge's sole discretion, the judge determines the public interest requires a grand jury.

2. On petition of the county attorney.