Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 5/112-3 (2026)
Duration of Grand Jury
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(725 ILCS 5/112-3)
(from Ch. 38, par. 112-3)
Sec. 112-3.
Duration of Grand Jury.
(a) In counties with a population in excess of 1,000,000 a Grand Jury
shall be convened, impaneled and sworn, and shall commence the performance
of its duties for an indeterminate period, on the first Monday of each
month. In such counties a Grand Jury shall serve until discharged by the
court, except that no Grand Jury shall serve in excess of 18 months and not
more than 6 Grand Juries shall sit at the same time.
In counties with a population in excess of 225,000 but less than 1,000,000
a Grand Jury may be convened, empaneled, and sworn and may sit at such times
and for such periods as the circuit court may order on its own motion or that
of the State's Attorney. No Grand Jury shall serve in excess of 18
months and not more than 2 Grand Juries shall sit at the same time.
(b) In all other counties the Grand Jury shall be called and sit at such
times and for such periods as the circuit court may order on its own motion
or that of the State's Attorney; provided, that no Grand Jury shall sit for
a period in excess of 18 months and, provided further, that no more than
one Grand Jury shall sit at the same time.
(c) At any time for cause shown the court may excuse a grand juror
either temporarily or permanently and, if permanently, may impanel another
person in place of the grand juror excused.
(Source: P.A. 88-31.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2010–2010 · leading case: People v. Bauer (Ill. App. Ct. 2010).
People v. Bauer (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “" 725 ILCS 5/112-3(b) (West 2008). The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 also provides that "[t]he [g]rand [j]ury shall hear all evidence presented by the State's Attorney" (725 ILCS 5/112-4(a) (West 2008)) and has "the right to subpoena and question any person against whom the…”
— 725 ILCS 5/112-3(b) — 1 case
People v. Bauer (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “" 725 ILCS 5/112-3(b) (West 2008). The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 also provides that "[t]he [g]rand [j]ury shall hear all evidence presented by the State's Attorney" (725 ILCS 5/112-4(a) (West 2008)) and has "the right to subpoena and question any person against whom the…”
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