Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-12-67. Appointment or Election of Foreman; Oath of Foreman and Grand Jurors

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“You, as foreperson (or member) of the grand jury for the County of , shall diligently inquire and true presentment make of all such matters and things as shall be given you in the court’s charge or shall come to your knowledge touching the present service; and you shall keep the deliberations of the grand jury secret unless called upon to give evidence thereof in some court of law in this state. You shall present no one from envy, hatred, or malice, nor shall you leave anyone unpresented from fear, favor, affection, reward, or the hope thereof, but you shall present all things truly and as they come to your knowledge. So help you God.”
History. Laws 1812, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 551.; Ga. L. 1857, p. 109, § 1; Code 1863, §§ 3827, 3829; Code 1868, §§ 3847, 3850; Code 1873, §§ 3915, 3918; Code 1882, §§ 3915, 3918; Penal Code 1895, §§ 825, 831; Penal Code 1910, §§ 829, 835; Code 1933, §§ 59-208, 59-210; Ga. L. 1994, p. 874, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1292, § 5.
History of Code section.
The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Peeples v. State, 178 Ga. 675 , 173 S.E. 850 (1934).
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Orders 09.10.20.02, 06.30.21.02, 07.22.21.02, 08.19.21.02, 09.20.21.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.

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