21-409. Duties of court; examination; charge; advice; appointment of foreman
A. When a grand jury is summoned and appears, the court and the county attorney or other prosecuting officer shall examine the jurors regarding their qualifications as such jurors.
B. After the grand jury has been sworn and impanelled the court on advice of the county attorney shall charge it concerning the matters that may be considered by it and concerning the duties of the grand jurors in respect thereto.
C. On request of the grand jury, the court shall advise that body at all reasonable times regarding their legal duties.
D. When the grand jury is sworn and impanelled, the court shall appoint one of the jurors to be foreman, and another juror to act as foreman in the absence of such foreman.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 21-122 - Expenses for food, lodging and other necessities; criminal and civil cases
§ 21-132 - Review of jury commissioner's or jury manager's action
§ 21-202 - Persons entitled to be excused from jury service
§ 21-222 - Arizona trial and digital evidence fund
§ 21-223 - Failure of juror to attend; fine
§ 21-233 - Misconduct of challenged grand juror; classification
§ 21-235 - Recording, listening to, observing proceedings unlawful; classification
§ 21-236 - Employment rights; automatic postponement; violation; classification
§ 21-301 - Master jury list; source lists
§ 21-302 - Juror summoning; procedures
§ 21-311 - Master jury file; master jury list
§ 21-313 - Use of jury management automation systems; random selection
§ 21-314 - Juror questionnaire
§ 21-315 - Excuse from service; investigation
§ 21-331 - Procedure for summoning jurors
§ 21-332 - Jurors' term of service; exemption
§ 21-335 - Frequency of service; exemption
§ 21-336 - Postponement of jury service
§ 21-404 - Grand jurors; number; quorum
§ 21-405 - Change in presiding judge or county attorney; effect
§ 21-407 - Duties of grand jurors
§ 21-408 - Attendance of prosecuting attorney
§ 21-409 - Duties of court; examination; charge; advice; appointment of foreman
§ 21-410 - Swearing of witness
§ 21-411 - Appointment of reporter; transcript
§ 21-412 - Evidence on behalf of person under investigation
§ 21-413 - Indictment upon probable cause
§ 21-414 - Number of grand jurors necessary to indict
§ 21-415 - Presentation of indictment
§ 21-416 - Failure to indict person in custody or on bail
§ 21-417 - Discharge of grand jury
§ 21-421 - State grand juries; impaneling; term
§ 21-423 - Jurors; judicial supervision
§ 21-424 - Presentation of evidence to state grand jury
§ 21-425 - Designation of venue; consolidation
§ 21-426 - Duty of the attorney general to advise county attorney of investigations and indictments
§ 21-427 - Attendance of prosecuting attorney; prosecution of indictments; issuance of subpoenas