Missouri Statutes
§ 540.080 — Oath of grand jurors.
Missouri § 540.080
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.080 (2026).
Text
Grand jurors may be sworn in the following form:
Do you solemnly swear you will diligently inquire and true presentment make, according to your charge, of all offenses against the laws of the state committed or triable in this county of which you have or can obtain legal evidence; the counsel of your state, your fellows and your own, you shall truly keep secret? You further swear that you will present no one for any hatred, malice or ill will; neither will you leave unpresented any one for love, fear, favor or affection, or for any reward or the hope or promise thereof, but that you will present things truly as they come to your knowledge, to the best of your understanding, according to the laws of this state, so help you God.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3905, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3516; 1919 § 3861; 1909 § 5069
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 § 540.080, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/540/540.080.