Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 905.24 (2025)

Proceedings of grand jury to be kept secret.

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905.24 Proceedings of grand jury to be kept secret.Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror or an interpreter appointed pursuant to s. 90.6063(2) shall not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations or vote of the grand jury.
History.s. 103, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(103); s. 63, ch. 70-339; s. 4, ch. 93-125.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1950–2025 · leading case: Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976).
Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976). · cites it 19× “A grand jury is ordinarily under no obligation to announce the purpose of any investigation it undertakes, but here the prosecution stipulated in the trial court that the contempt charge was predicated on petitioner's refusal to answer questions asked in the course of an…”
McNamara v. State, 357 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1978). · cites it 2× “Because of the general secrecy and confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding (Section 905.24, Florida Statutes [1975]) in order for a proper evaluation of an indictment to be made by a defendant, it becomes necessary that proper jurisdictional allegations be made…”
Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Doe, 460 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984). · cites it 7× “Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1983), provides "Grand Jury proceedings are secret.”
State v. Ostergard, 343 So. 2d 874 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977). · cites it 2× “Because of the general secrecy and confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding [Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1975)] in order for a proper evaluation of an indictment to be made by a defendant, it becomes necessary that proper jurisdictional allegations be made…”
Just. Coalition v. FIRST DCA JNC, 823 So. 2d 185 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). · cites it 2× “(allowing qualified members to join in deliberations during disciplinary proceedings); § 905.24, Fla. Stat. ("Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror or an interpreter appointed pursuant to § 90.”
Palm Beach Newspapers v. Burk, 471 So. 2d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). “For example see Florida Statutes, Section 905.24 (grand jury proceedings); Section 934.”
Barber v. Interim Report of Grand Jury, 689 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). · cites it 2× “[3] Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1995), mandates the secrecy of grand jury proceedings.”
In Re Getty, 427 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “See § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (1979), and Clein v.”
State v. Gillespie, 227 So. 2d 550 (Fla. 2d DCA 1969). “This is so because of the bands of secrecy contemplated by the provisions of § 905.24 et seq., F.S.A. But this doesn't mean to say that they are not reachable at all.”
Clein v. State, 52 So. 2d 117 (Fla. 1950). “Section 905.24, F.S.A. Section 905.16, F.”
Morgan v. State, 325 So. 2d 40 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975). · cites it 2× “He announced at the time that specifically he was looking into a violation of § 905.24, F.S. 1973, which concerns itself with grand jury secrecy.”
State v. Pleas, 659 So. 2d 700 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 905.24, Fla. Stat. (1993). Although respondent claims that the order was proper under section 905.”
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