Except as otherwise provided in rule 18.07 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, every judge, grand juror, county attorney, court administrator, or other officer, who, except in the due discharge of official duty, shall disclose, before an accused person shall be in custody, the fact that an indictment found or ordered against the accused person, and every grand juror who, except when lawfully required by a court or officer, shall willfully disclose any evidence adduced before the grand jury, or anything which the juror or any other member of the grand jury said, or in what manner any grand juror voted upon any matter before them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Disclosure may be made by the county attorney, by notice to the defendant or the defendant's attorney of the indictment and the time of defendant's appearance in the district court, if in the discretion of the judge notice is sufficient to insure defendant's appearance.
(10050) RL s 4862; 1969 c 197 s 1; 1979 c 233 s 33; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2011 c 76 art 3 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 625 - 634 — Criminal Procedure; Peace Officers; Privacy Of Communications
Chapter 628 — Accusation; Charging Instruments
Section 628.02 — Reports By Indictment.
Section 628.09 — Indictment Presented, Filed, And Recorded; Effect.
Section 628.10 — Indictments; Contents.
Section 628.12 — Requirements Of Indictment.
Section 628.13 — Fictitious Name.
Section 628.15 — Time, How Stated.
Section 628.16 — Erroneous Allegation As To Person Injured.
Section 628.17 — Words Of Statute Need Not Be Followed.
Section 628.18 — Tests Of Sufficiency.
Section 628.20 — Judgment, How Pleaded.
Section 628.21 — Private Statute, How Pleaded.
Section 628.22 — Indictment For Criminal Defamation.
Section 628.23 — Misdescription Of Forged Instrument.
Section 628.24 — Indictment For Perjury.
Section 628.25 — Compounding Felony Indictable.
Section 628.27 — Theft By Clerks, Agents; Evidence.
Section 628.28 — Evidence Of Ownership.
Section 628.41 — Grand Juries; Members; Quorum; Compensation.
Section 628.48 — Failure To Report; Attachment.
Section 628.54 — Causes Of Objection To Juror; How Tried; Decision Entered.
Section 628.56 — Foreperson; Jury Sworn; Charge By Court.
Section 628.57 — Jury To Retire; Clerk; Duties.
Section 628.60 — Juror Complainant, When.
Section 628.61 — Matters Inquired Into.
Section 628.62 — Access To Prisons And Records.
Section 628.63 — Grand Jury; Who May Be Present; County Attorney To Attend; Duties.
Section 628.65 — Make Disclosure, When.
Section 628.66 — Action Not To Be Questioned; Exception.
Section 628.68 — Disclosure Of Transactions Of Grand Jury.
Section 628.69 — Pretrial Diversion Program For Writers Of Dishonored Checks.