Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 905.26 (2025)
Not to disclose finding of indictment.
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905.26 Not to disclose finding of indictment.—Unless ordered by the court, a grand juror, reporter, stenographer, interpreter, or officer of the court shall not disclose that an indictment for a felony has been found against a person not in custody or under recognizance, except by issuing or executing process on the indictment, until the person has been arrested.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1976–1992 · leading case: Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976).
Morgan v. State, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976). “Witnesses appearing before the grand jury must be free to tell what they know, without fear of having to answer elsewhere for their testimony.”
Bludworth v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 476 So. 2d 775 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). “e definitions, and therefore required by the above order to be released, goes to the time, place and nature of a reported crime, identity of a person arrested or of a crime victim (except of sexual battery or child abuse), the crime charged, documents given or required by law or…”
In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992). “17, Florida Statutes) and has no voice in the decision of whether an indictment is found (see section 905.26, Florida Statutes), a logical question arises concerning the necessity for the prosecuting attorney's signature on the indictment.”
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