Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 29A.210 (2026)

Summoning and convening of regular grand juries -- Sessions

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(1) A regular grand jury shall be summoned upon the order of the Chief Circuit Judge. The grand jury shall be convened at least once every four (4) months at such time as may be designated by the Circuit Court. The court may require the grand jury to convene more often if the ends of justice or the needs of the county so require. The court may require the grand jury to convene if the Commonwealth's or county attorney certifies to the court that there are defendants who have been bound over to the grand jury and that there is a need for the grand jury to consider the return of any indictments. (2) The Chief Justice may authorize any chief circuit judge to impanel an additional regular grand jury upon a showing that a single grand jury cannot handle the volume of business before the court. (3) A regular grand jury shall remain in session until discharged by the court but shall not remain in session longer than twenty (20) days of actual court attendance except when necessary to complete work on a single case in which testimony has already been taken. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 32, effective January 2, 1978.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2004 · leading case: Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004).

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Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004). · cites it 2× “The grand jury is summoned and impaneled by the circuit court, KRS 29A.210(1), RCr 5.02; its witnesses are subpoenaed by the circuit court, RCr 5.”

Ford v. Kentucky, 469 U.S. 984 (1984). · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 29A.210, 29A.220 (1980); see also Turk v.”

Spanski v. Commonwealth, 610 S.W.2d 290 (Ky. 1980). · cites it 4× “In calling a new grand jury, the chief judge cited KRS 29A.210 and determined that “the ends of justice or the needs of the county so require .”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 29A.210(1) — 1 case

Hoskins v. Maricle, 150 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2004). “The grand jury is summoned and impaneled by the circuit court, KRS 29A.210(1), RCr 5.02; its witnesses are subpoenaed by the circuit court, RCr 5.”

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