When an offense has been committed in a county and the circuit court has determined that conditions in that county make it impractical to convene a grand jury, any grand jury within the circuit or in any circuit to which the judge of the circuit court refers the matter may inquire into the offense. If an indictment is returned, it shall be certified and transferred for trial to the county where the offense was committed.
Fla. Stat. § 905.21
When grand jury of another county may indict in other cases
Known as the Statewide Grand Jury Act
The act spans §§ 905–905 (43 sections).
History.--s. 100, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(100); s. 60, ch. 70-339.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.