Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 27.03 (2025)

Duties before grand jury.

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27.03 Duties before grand jury.Whenever required by the grand jury, the state attorney shall attend them for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving legal advice in any matter before them; and he or she shall prepare bills of indictment.
History.s. 4, ch. 1661, 1868; RS 1345; GS 1780; RGS 3006; CGL 4740; s. 117, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1966–1991 · leading case: State v. King, 426 So. 2d 12 (Fla. 1982).
State v. King, 426 So. 2d 12 (Fla. 1982). · cites it 2× “§ 27.03, Fla. Stat. (1979). He signed the indictment in this cause and prosecuted under it.”
State Ex Rel. Martin v. Michell, 188 So. 2d 684 (Fla. 4th DCA 1966). · cites it 2× “[6] F.S.A. § 27.03. [7] F.S.A. § 932.17. [8] Section 10, Declaration of Rights, Constitution of Florida.”
Schneider v. Currey, 584 So. 2d 86 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). “L & Prac § 27.03 (1982). An exception to the injunctive prohibition against post-discharge debt collection is found in section 524(c), i.”
In re Castro, 43 Fla. Supp. 203 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty. 1975). “§27.03, Florida Statutes, is in the following language — “Whenever required by the grand jury, the state attorney shall attend them for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving legal advice in any matter before them; and he shall prepare bills of…”
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