The grand jury shall inquire into every offense triable within the county for which any person has been held to answer, if an indictment has not been found or an information or affidavit filed for the offense, and all other indictable offenses triable within the county that are presented to it by the state attorney or her or his designated assistant or otherwise come to its knowledge.
Fla. Stat. § 905.16
Duties of grand jury
Known as the Statewide Grand Jury Act
The act spans §§ 905–905 (43 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Kelly (1970)
Most recently applied in In Re Kelly (June 1970)
History.--s. 95, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(95); s. 52, ch. 70-339; s. 1497, ch. 97-102.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.