Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Filed: 3/31/2004

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6423

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6423 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4     "AN ACT concerning grand juries."; and
 
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
 
7     "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
8 amended by changing Section 112-3 as follows:
 
9     (725 ILCS 5/112-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112-3)
10     Sec. 112-3. Duration of Grand Jury.
11     (a) In counties with a population in excess of 1,000,000 a
12 Grand Jury shall be convened, impaneled and sworn, and shall
13 commence the performance of its duties for an indeterminate
14 period, on the first Monday of each month. In such counties a
15 Grand Jury shall serve until discharged by the court, except
16 that no Grand Jury shall serve in excess of 18 months and not
17 more than 6 Grand Juries shall sit at the same time.
18     In counties with a population of in excess of 225,000 but
19 less than 1,000,000 a Grand Jury may be convened, empaneled,
20 and sworn and may sit at such times and for such periods as the
21 circuit court may order on its own motion or that of the
22 State's Attorney. No Grand Jury shall serve in excess of 18
23 months and not more than 2 Grand Juries shall sit at the same

 

 

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2     (b) (Blank). In all other counties the Grand Jury shall be
3 called and sit at such times and for such periods as the
4 circuit court may order on its own motion or that of the
5 State's Attorney; provided, that no Grand Jury shall sit for a
6 period in excess of 18 months and, provided further, that no
7 more than one Grand Jury shall sit at the same time.
8     (c) At any time for cause shown the court may excuse a
9 grand juror either temporarily or permanently and, if
10 permanently, may impanel another person in place of the grand
11 juror excused.
12 (Source: P.A. 88-31.)".