No grand juror shall disclose any evidence given before the grand jury, nor the name of any witness who appeared before them, except when lawfully required to testify as a witness in relation thereto; nor shall he disclose the fact of any indictment having been found against any person for a felony, not in actual confinement, until the defendant shall have been arrested thereon. Any juror violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 540.320
Grand juror not to disclose evidence — penalty
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Doe v. McCulloch (2016)
Most recently applied in Grand Juror Doe v. Wesley Bell (August 2020)
Effective: 28 Aug 1989; (RSMo 1939 § 3924, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al.); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3535; 1919 § 3880; 1909 § 5088
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.