TITLE LIX
PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Chapter 600-A
MULTICOUNTY GRAND JURIES

Section 600-A:1

600-A:1 Application for Multicounty Grand Jury. – Application for a multicounty grand jury may be made by the attorney general to the supreme court. In such application the attorney general shall state that, in his or her judgment, the convening of a multicounty grand jury is necessary because of an alleged crime or crimes involving more than one county or judicial district thereof of the state and that, in his or her judgment, the grand jury functions cannot be effectively performed by a county grand jury. The application shall specify for which counties or judicial districts thereof the multicounty grand jury is to be convened.

Source. 1985, 133:1. 1992, 284:79, eff. July 1, 1992.

Section 600-A:2

600-A:2 Contents of Order Convening Multicounty Grand Jury. –
I. An order issued upon an application made pursuant to RSA 600-A:1 shall:
(a) Convene a multicounty grand jury having statewide jurisdiction, or jurisdiction over all counties and judicial districts thereof requested in the application by the attorney general;
(b) Designate a judge of a superior court to be supervising judge over such multicounty grand jury and provide that such judge shall, with respect to all proper activities of said multicounty grand jury, have jurisdiction over all counties or judicial districts thereof in the jurisdiction of said multicounty grand jury;
(c) Designate the counties or judicial districts thereof which shall supply jurors and in what ratios;
(d) Designate a location or locations for the multicounty grand jury proceeding; and
(e) Provide for such other incidental arrangements as may be necessary.
II. All matters to be included in such order shall be determined by the justice issuing the order in any manner which he deems appropriate, except that the supreme court may adopt general rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, establishing standard procedures for the convening of multicounty grand juries.

Source. 1985, 133:1. 1992, 284:80, eff. July 1, 1992.

Section 600-A:3

600-A:3 Term. – The regular term of the multicounty grand jury shall be 6 months. The terms may be shortened by the supervising judge at the request of the attorney general. The term may be extended by the supervising judge for a specified time period upon a written petition by the attorney general stating that an extension is needed to conclude a multicounty grand jury begun prior to the expiration of its term.