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Fla. Stat. § 905.095 (2025)
Extension of grand jury term.
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905.095 Extension of grand jury term.—Upon petition of the state attorney or the foreperson of the grand jury acting on behalf of a majority of the grand jurors, the circuit court may extend the term of a grand jury impaneled under this chapter beyond the term in which it was originally impaneled. A grand jury whose term has been extended as provided under this section shall have the same composition and the same powers and duties it had during its original term. If the term of the grand jury is extended under this section, it shall be extended for a time certain, not to exceed a total of 90 days, and only for the purpose of concluding one or more specified investigative matters initiated during its original term.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1976–1984 · leading case: In Re Tierney, 328 So. 2d 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976).
In Re Tierney, 328 So. 2d 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). “Furthermore, such power and authority is also within the ambit of the statutory language in section 905.095, F.S., which states in part that "a grand jury whose term has been extended as provided herein shall have the same composition and the same powers and duties as it had…”
Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Doe, 460 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984). “08; the court extends the term of the grand jury, Section 905.095; the court charges the grand jurors concerning their duties, Section 905.”
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