Mississippi § 13-5-39 - Terms of grand juries limited.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-5-39 — Terms of grand juries limited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-5-39. Terms of grand juries limited.
Unless otherwise directed by an order of the senior circuit judge, not more than two (2) grand juries shall be drawn or impaneled during a calendar year at or for a term or terms of the circuit court in any county or judicial district of a county; provided, however, upon impanelment, a grand jury may be convened and reconvened in termtime and in vacation. It shall continue to serve from term to term until the next grand jury is impaneled, and it may return indictments to any term of court, notwithstanding that a term of court at which criminal business may be conducted shall intervene between the time the grand jury is impaneled and the time an indictment is returned.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-5-39 ("Terms of grand juries limited.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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