Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-12-71. Duties of Grand Jury

History. Ga. L. 1869, p. 139, § 5; Code 1873, § 3914; Code 1882, § 3914; Penal Code 1895, § 829; Penal Code 1910, § 833; Code 1933, § 59-301; Ga. L. 1986, p. 306, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 607, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1292, § 6; Ga. L. 2016, p. 186, § 1/HB 941.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, added paragraph (b)(5) and added subsections (e) and (f).
Cross references.
Employment by county of accountant to examine books, § 36-1-10 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, “it is” was substituted for “they are” in subsection (a).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, “impaneled” was substituted for “empaneled” in two places in paragraph (b)(1).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, “shall not be disclosed” was substituted for “shall be not be disclosed” in the first sentence of subsection (f).
Law reviews.
For annual survey on criminal law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (2012).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 79 (2016).

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