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22 OK Stat § 22-330 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-330. Discharge of grand jury.

|On the completion of the business before the grand jury, or completion of the statutory time limit for sessions of a grand jury, or whenever the court shall be of the opinion that the public interests will not be subserved by further continuance of the session, the grand jury must be discharged, but whether the business be completed or not they are discharged by the final adjournment of the court, or by the judge of the district holding court in some other county of the state, not within the judicial district in which the grand jury is called. |R.L.1910, § 5715; Laws 1961, p. 236, § 1.
22 OK Stat § 22-331 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-331. General powers and duties of grand jury.

|The grand jury has power to inquire into all public offenses committed or triable in the county or subdivision, and to present them to the court, by indictment or accusation in writing. |R.L.1910, § 5716.
22 OK Stat § 22-332 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-332. Foreman to swear witness.

|The foreman may administer an oath to any witness appearing before the grand jury. |R.L.1910, § 5718.
22 OK Stat § 22-333 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-333. Evidence before grand jury.

|In the investigation of a charge for the purpose of presenting an indictment or accusation, the grand jury may receive the written testimony of the witnesses taken in a preliminary examination of the same charge, and also the sworn testimony prepared by the district attorney without bringing those witnesses before them, and may hear evidence given by witnesses produced and sworn before them, and may also receive legal documentary evidence. Each indictment or accusation shall be voted on separately by the grand jury. |R.L.1910, § 5719; Laws 1961, p. 236, § 1.
22 OK Stat § 22-335 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-335. Evidence for the accused - Procuring additional evidence.

|The grand jurors, upon request of the accused, shall, and on their own motion may, hear the evidence for the accused. It is their duty to weigh all the evidence submitted to them and when they have reason to believe that there is other evidence, they may order such evidence to be produced, and for that purpose the State's Attorney shall cause process to issue for the witnesses. |R.L.1910, § 5721; Laws 1961, p. 236, § 1.
22 OK Stat § 22-336 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-336. Indictment to be found, when.

|The grand jury ought to find an indictment when all the evidence before them, taken together, is such as in their judgment would, if unexplained or uncontradicted, warrant a conviction by the trial jury. |R.L.1910, § 5722.
22 OK Stat § 22-337 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-337. Members to give evidence.

|If a member of the grand jury knows, or has reason to believe, that a public offense has been committed, which is triable in the county or subdivision, he must declare the same to his fellow jurors, who must thereupon investigate the same. |R.L.1910, § 5723.
22 OK Stat § 22-338 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-338. Subjects for inquiry by grand jury.

|The grand jury must inquire: |1. Into the case of every person imprisoned in the jail of the county or subdivision, on a criminal charge, and not indicted.2. Into the condition and management of the public prisons in the county or subdivision; and,3. Into the willful and corrupt misconduct in office of public officers of every description in the county or subdivision.R.L.1910, § 5724.
22 OK Stat § 22-339 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-339. Access to prisons and records.

|They are also entitled to free access at all reasonable times, to public prisons, and to the examination, without charge, of all public records in the county. |R.L. 1910, § 5725.
22 OK Stat § 22-340 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-340. Advice of court or district attorney – Reproduction or disclosure of transcript - Who may be present.

|A. The grand jury may at all reasonable times ask the advice of the court or of the district attorney. In no event shall the grand jury be advised as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the evidence necessary to return a true bill, in a matter under investigation before them. The district attorney, with or without a regularly appointed assistant district attorney individually or collectively, or if the district attorney and all of his or her assistants are disqualified for any reason, a district attorney or assistant district attorney from another district, appointed by the Attorney General of Oklahoma pursuant to Sections 215.9 and 215.13 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and where proper, the Attorney General, or an assistant attorney general, may at all times appear before the grand jury for the purpose of giving information or advice relative to any matter cognizable before them and may interrogate witnesses before them whenever he or she thinks it necessary. A qualified court reporter shall be present and take the testimony of all witnesses. |B. Upon request a transcript of the testimony or any portion thereof shall be made available to an accused or the district attorney, at the expense of the requesting party or officer, and, in the event of an indigent accused, at the expense of the state. Any person who obtains a copy of a transcript shall not reproduce the transcript in whole or in part or otherwise disclose its contents to any person other than his or her attorney without leave of the court. Violation of this provision shall be punishable as contempt. Provided, nothing in this section shall prohibit the attorney for the accused, the district attorney or assistant district attorney from reproducing in whole or in part the transcribed testimony of a witness he or she anticipates calling to testify at trial and providing same to said witness for the sole purpose of preparing for trial.C. No other person is permitted to be present during sessions of the grand jury except the members of the grand jury, the witness actually under examination, and one attorney representing such witness, except that an interpreter, when necessary, may be present during the interrogation of a witness; provided that, no person, except the members of the grand jury, shall be permitted to be present during the expression of juror opinions or the giving of votes upon any matter before the grand jury; provided further that neither the district attorney, nor an assistant district attorney, may be present or participate in an official capacity, as herein provided, during an investigation by the grand jury of the district attorney's office, or of any person officially associated with said office.R.L. 1910, § 726; Laws 1961, p. 236, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 532, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 226, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1967; Laws 1974, c. 60, § 1; Laws 1989, c. 179, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1999, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1999.
22 OK Stat § 22-341 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-341. Proceedings kept secret.

|Every member of the grand jury must keep secret whatever he himself or any other grand juror may have said or in what manner he or any other grand juror may have voted on a matter before them. |R.L.1910, § 5727.
22 OK Stat § 22-342 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-342. Juror may disclose proceedings, when.

|A member of the grand jury may, however, be required by any court to disclose the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is consistent with that given by the witness before the court, or to disclose the testimony given before them by any person, upon a charge against him for perjury in giving his testimony or upon his trial therefor. |R.L.1910, § 5729.
22 OK Stat § 22-343 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-343. Privilege of grand juror.

|A grand juror cannot be questioned for anything he may say, or any vote he may give in the grand jury, relative to a matter legally pending before the jury, except for a perjury of which he may have been guilty in making an accusation or giving testimony to his fellow jurors. |R.L.1910, § 5729.
22 OK Stat § 22-344 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-344. Interpreter - Appointment - Compensation.

|That upon the request of either the district attorney, or the grand jurors, the district judge who has called a grand jury shall appoint, whenever necessary, an interpreter, and shall swear him to secrecy, not to disclose any testimony or the name of any witness which shall be presented to the grand jury except when testifying in a court of record. |The compensation for any interpreter thus appointed shall be fixed and allowed by the judge appointing him, and such fees, when earned, may be allowed and paid from time to time as they accrue, and shall be paid from the funds from which the grand jurors are paid.Laws 1941, p. 88, § 1.
22 OK Stat § 22-345 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-345. Restrictions on sessions before and after elections.

|No grand jury shall be convened or remain in session during a period beginning thirty (30) days before any Primary, Runoff Primary, or General Election, for state or county offices, and ending ten (10) days after such Primary, Runoff Primary, or General Election. Any grand jury in session at the commencement of any such period shall be discharged forthwith. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a multicounty grand jury convened pursuant to the Multicounty Grand Jury Act, Section 350 et seq. of this title. |Amended by Laws 1990, c. 232, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1990.
22 OK Stat § 22-346 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-346. Reports of investigations of public offices or institutions.

|In addition to any indictments or accusations that may be returned, the grand jury, in their discretion, may make formal written reports as to the condition and operation of any public office or public institution investigated by them. No such report shall charge any public officer, or other person with willful misconduct or malfeasance, nor reflect on the management of any public office as being willful and corrupt misconduct. It being the intent of this section to preserve to every person the right to meet his accusers in a court of competent jurisdiction and be heard, in open court, in his defense. |Laws 1961, P. 237, Sec. 1.
22 OK Stat § 22-350 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-350. Multicounty Grand Jury Act - Conflicting provisions.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Multicounty Grand Jury Act". All matters not specifically governed by the provisions of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act shall be subject to the provisions governing grand juries. If the provisions of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act conflict with the provisions governing grand juries, the provisions of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act shall govern. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-351 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-351. Verified application - Order - Authority of district attorney.

|A. 1. Whenever the Attorney General considers it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury with jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of a single county, he or she shall file a verified application with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or with such Justice of the Supreme Court as is designated by rule to receive such application. |2. The application shall:a.state that in the judgment of the Attorney General, the convening of a multicounty grand jury is necessary because of organized crime or public corruption, or both, involving more than one county of the state and that, in the judgment of the Attorney General, the investigation cannot be adequately performed by a county grand jury, andb.specify those counties for which the multicounty grand jury is to be convened.3. The Supreme Court, within fifteen (15) days, shall determine whether or not to issue an order convening the multicounty grand jury. If an order is issued convening said jury, the purpose or purposes shall be set forth in such order.B. An order granting the convening of a multicounty grand jury issued under subsection A of this section shall:1. Convene a multicounty grand jury having jurisdiction over any subject matter listed in Section 353 of this title which occurs in any single county or in multiple counties of this state approved by the Supreme Court and requested in the application by the Attorney General;2. Designate a district court judge to be the presiding judge over such multicounty grand jury and provide that such judge shall, with respect to investigations, indictments, reports, and all other proper activities of said multicounty grand jury, have jurisdiction over all counties in the jurisdiction of said multicounty grand jury; and3. Provide for such other incidental arrangements as may be necessary, including a determination of the share of costs attributable to the state.C. The impaneling of a multicounty grand jury shall not be construed to diminish the responsibility or the authority of any district attorneys within their respective jurisdictions to investigate and prosecute organized crime or public corruption, or any other crime.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 388, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
22 OK Stat § 22-352 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-352. Regular term - Extension.

|A. The regular term of a multicounty grand jury shall be eighteen (18) months unless an order for discharge is entered earlier: |1. by the court after the multicounty grand jury determines by majority vote that its business is completed; or2. by the court, on its own motion or on the motion of the Attorney General, upon a determination that termination is in the public interest.B. The regular term of a multicounty grand jury may be extended by the presiding judge for a specified time period upon a verified petition by the Attorney General stating that an extension is necessary to conclude a grand jury inquiry begun prior to the expiration of the regular term. No jury so extended shall serve for more than twenty-four (24) months, unless permission is granted by the Supreme Court.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-353 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-353. Jurisdiction.

|A. The jurisdiction of a multicounty grand jury impaneled under the Multicounty Grand Jury Act shall extend throughout the state, including but not limited to, a single county as designated in the State Supreme Court's order convening the multicounty grand jury. |B. The subject matter jurisdiction of the multicounty grand jury shall be limited to:1. Murder;2. Rape;3. Bribery;4. Extortion;5. Arson;6. Perjury;7. Fraud;8. Embezzlement;9. Manufacturing, distribution, dispensing, possession or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense, a controlled dangerous substance, or any other violation of Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;10. Organized crime, which for purposes of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act, means any unlawful activity of an association trafficking in illegal goods or services, including but not limited to, gambling; loan sharking; controlled dangerous substances; labor racketeering, or other unlawful activities; or any continuing criminal conspiracy or other unlawful practice which has as its objectives improper governmental influence or economic gain through fraudulent or coercive practices;11. Public corruption, which for purposes of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act, means any unlawful activity under color of or in connection with any public office or employment of any law enforcement officer, public official, public employee, candidate for public office, or any agent thereof;12. The registration or failure to register securities;13. The offer or sale of securities;14. The sale or purchase of goods or services by or for the state or any political subdivision thereof, or the misappropriation of funds belonging to or entrusted to the state or any political subdivision thereof; and15. All character and grades of crime pursuant to Section 18 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 232, § 3, eff. May 18, 1990; Laws 2003, c. 388, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
22 OK Stat § 22-354 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-354. Powers - Document copies or reproductions.

|A. The multicounty grand jury shall have the power to: |1. compel the attendance of witnesses;2. compel the testimony of witnesses under oath;3. take testimony of witnesses who have been granted immunity;4. require the production of documents, records and other evidence;5. obtain the initiation of civil and criminal contempt proceedings; and6. exercise any investigative power of any grand jury of the state.B. Any document produced before a multicounty grand jury may be copied or reproduced. Each statement, question, comment, or response of the presiding judge, the Attorney General or his designee, any witness, any grand juror or any other person which is made in the presence of the multicounty grand jury, except its deliberations and the vote of any juror, shall be stenographically recorded or transcribed, or both.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-355 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-355. Disclosures - Witness right to assistance of counsel.

|A. Disclosure of matters occurring before the multicounty grand jury other than its deliberations and the vote of any juror may be used by the Attorney General in the performance of his duties. The Attorney General may disclose so much of the multicounty grand jury's proceedings to law enforcement agencies as he considers essential to the public interest and effective law enforcement. Otherwise, a grand juror, attorney, interpreter, stenographer, operator of any recording device, or any typist who transcribes recorded testimony may disclose matters occurring before the multicounty grand jury only when so directed by the court. All such persons shall be sworn to secrecy and shall be in contempt of court if they reveal any information which they are sworn to keep secret. |B. 1. A witness subpoenaed to appear and testify before a multicounty grand jury or to produce documents, records, or other evidence shall be entitled to the assistance of counsel, including assistance during such time as the witness is questioned in the presence of the multicounty grand jury.2. If counsel desired by the witness is not available, the witness shall obtain other counsel within a reasonable time in order that the multicounty grand jury may proceed with its investigation.3. Such counsel may be retained by the witness or shall be appointed in the case of any person unable to procure sufficient funds to obtain legal representation.4. Such counsel shall be allowed to be present in the grand jury room during the questioning of the witness and shall be allowed to advise the witness but shall make no objections or arguments or otherwise address the multicounty grand jury or its legal advisor. The presiding judge shall have the same power to remove such counsel from the grand jury room as a judge has with respect to an attorney in any court proceeding. Violation of this subsection shall be punishable as contempt.C. No witness shall be prohibited from disclosing his testimony before the multicounty grand jury except for cause shown in a hearing before the presiding judge. In no event may a witness be prevented from disclosing his testimony to his attorney.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-356 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-356. Jurisdictional limits - Investigations.

|Nothing in the Multicounty Grand Jury Act shall be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the county grand juries or district attorneys nor shall an investigation by a multicounty grand jury be preemptive of a previously instituted investigation by another grand jury or agency having jurisdiction under the same subject matter unless good cause is shown. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-357 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-357. Presentation of evidence - Power to prosecute.

|The presentation of evidence to a multicounty grand jury shall be made by the Attorney General or his designee. When an indictment or accusation for removal is returned, the Attorney General, his designee, or the designated district attorney in whose district the case is filed, shall be empowered to prosecute such indictment or accusation for removal in the district court where venue is proper. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-358 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-358. Venue - Consolidation of indictment.

|A. Any indictment or accusation for removal by a multicounty grand jury shall be returned to the presiding judge without designation of venue. Thereupon, the judge, by order, shall designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial. The judge, by order, may direct the consolidation of an indictment returned by a county grand jury with an indictment returned by a multicounty grand jury and fix venue for trial. |B. If a multicounty grand jury, pursuant to its investigation, learns of an offense for which it lacks jurisdiction to indict, the multicounty grand jury shall direct the Attorney General to inform the appropriate prosecutorial authority.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
22 OK Stat § 22-359 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-359. Prospective juror list - Numbers and qualifications.

|A. The Administrative Director of the Courts, upon receipt of the State Supreme Court order convening a multicounty grand jury, shall prepare a list of up to two hundred prospective jurors drawn from the current grand jury lists of the several counties designated in the order. |B. A multicounty grand jury shall be comprised of the same number of members having the same qualifications as provided by law for a county grand jury; provided, however, not more than one-half (1/2) of the members of a multicounty grand jury shall be residents of any one county.C. Where an electronic jury management system has been authorized for use in the courts pursuant to Section 13 of this act, the Administrative Director of the Courts is authorized to select and summon multicounty grand jurors utilizing the automated functionality provided in the jury management system.D. The process of impaneling the multicounty grand jury shall be conducted under the supervision and control of the judge presiding over the multicounty grand jury and may be conducted in the same manner as is provided by law for impanelment of county grand and petit juries using the electronic jury management system.E. Whenever the approved electronic jury management system is used to randomly select and sequentially order juror names during any step in the multicounty grand jury selection process, the laws relating to the use of a jury wheel, and laws requiring paper ballots drawn from a jury wheel or a shaken box, shall not apply, including but not limited to those requirements set forth in Sections 301 through 363 and Sections 591 through 693 of this title.Added by Laws 1987, c. 99, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 242, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 2015.