Missouri Statutes
§ 540.060 — Challenge of grand jurors — grounds.
Missouri § 540.060
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.060 (2026).
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Before a grand juror is sworn, any person held to answer a criminal charge may object to the competency of the grand juror on the ground that the grand juror is the prosecutor or complainant upon any charge against such person, or that the grand juror is a witness on the part of the prosecutor and has been summoned or bound in a recognizance as such. If such objection is established, the person so challenged shall be excused.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3903, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3514; 1919 § 3859; 1909 § 5067
Nearby Sections
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§ 540.031
Duties of grand jury.§ 540.060
Challenge of grand jurors — grounds.§ 540.080
Oath of grand jurors.§ 540.100
Clerk of grand jury, appointment.§ 540.105
Reporter to record testimony — oath.§ 540.120
Penalty for violation of oath.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 540.060, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/540/540.060.