Colorado § 13-73-101 Petition for impaneling - determination by chief judge

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-73-101 — Petition for impaneling - determination by chief judge

Colorado·Title 13 Courts·Art. Statewide Grand Juries

(1)The general assembly finds that the state grand jury exists because of the need to investigate and prosecute crime without regard to county or judicial district boundaries in cases involving organized crime, criminal activity in more than one judicial district, or unusual difficulties in the investigation or adjudication of a matter or cases in which the attorney general has authority to prosecute. The state grand jury is intended, therefore, to be a law enforcement tool with statewide jurisdiction.

(2)When the attorney general deems it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury that has jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any single county, the attorney general may petition the chief judge of any district court for an order in accordance with the prov

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(1) The
general assembly finds that the state grand jury exists because of the need to
investigate and prosecute crime without regard to county or judicial district
boundaries in cases involving organized crime, criminal activity in more than one
judicial district, or unusual difficulties in the investigation or adjudication of a
matter or cases in which the attorney general has authority to prosecute. The state
grand jury is intended, therefore, to be a law enforcement tool with statewide
jurisdiction.

(2) When the attorney general deems it to be in the public interest to
convene a grand jury that has jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any
single county, the attorney general may petition the chief judge of any district court
for an order in accordance with the provisions of this article 73. Said chief judge
may, for good cause shown, order the impaneling of a state grand jury that shall
have statewide jurisdiction. In making a determination as to the need for impaneling
a state grand jury, the judge shall require a showing that the matter cannot be
effectively handled by a county grand jury or judicial district grand jury.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 71: p. 880, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-8-1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 738, � 12, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1552, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2025: (2) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2042, � 63, effective August 6.