968.48 Attendance; absence; excuse; number required for grand jury session; number required to concur in indictment. Each grand juror shall attend every session of the grand jury unless excused by the presiding juror. The presiding juror may excuse a grand juror from attending a grand jury session only for a reason which appears to the presiding juror in his or her discretion as good and sufficient cause for the excuse. No business may be transacted at any session of the grand jury at which less than 14 members of the grand jury are in attendance and no indictment may be found by any grand jury unless at least 12 of their number shall concur in the indictment.
History: 1977 c. 187 s. 95; Stats. 1977 s. 756.16; Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08, 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Stats. 1997 s. 968.48.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 968 - Commencement of criminal proceedings.
968.02 - Issuance and filing of complaints.
968.03 - Dismissal or withdrawal of complaints.
968.04 - Warrant or summons on complaint.
968.05 - Corporations or limited liability companies: summons in criminal cases.
968.06 - Indictment by grand jury.
968.07 - Arrest by a law enforcement officer.
968.073 - Recording custodial interrogations.
968.075 - Domestic abuse incidents; arrest and prosecution.
968.08 - Release by law enforcement officer of arrested person.
968.085 - Citation; nature; issuance; release of accused.
968.09 - Warrant on failure to appear.
968.10 - Searches and seizures; when authorized.
968.11 - Scope of search incident to lawful arrest.
968.13 - Search warrant; property subject to seizure.
968.135 - Subpoena for documents.
968.15 - Search warrants; when executable.
968.16 - Detention and search of persons on premises.
968.17 - Return of search warrant.
968.18 - Receipt for seized property.
968.19 - Custody of property seized.
968.20 - Return of property frozen or seized.
968.205 - Preservation of certain evidence.
968.21 - Search warrant; secrecy.
968.22 - Effect of technical irregularities.
968.24 - Temporary questioning without arrest.
968.25 - Search during temporary questioning.
968.256 - Search of physically disabled person.
968.265 - Lie detector tests; sexual assault victims.
968.28 - Application for court order to intercept communications.
968.30 - Procedure for interception of wire, electronic or oral communications.
968.31 - Interception and disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications prohibited.
968.32 - Forfeiture of contraband devices.
968.33 - Reports concerning intercepted wire or oral communications.
968.34 - Use of pen register or trap and trace device restricted.
968.35 - Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.
968.36 - Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.
968.37 - Assistance in the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device.
968.373 - Warrant to track a communications device.
968.38 - Testing for HIV infection and certain diseases.
968.41 - Oath or affirmation of grand jurors.
968.42 - Presiding juror and clerk.
968.43 - Reporter; salary; assistant.
968.45 - Witness rights; transcripts.
968.47 - District attorney, when to attend.
968.49 - Fine for nonattendance.
968.50 - Report progress and return indictments.
968.505 - Procedure upon discharge of grand jury.
968.51 - Indictment not to be disclosed.