Bill Text: GA HR1683 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Regional grand juries; create - CA

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-18 - House Second Readers [HR1683 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1683-Introduced.html

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10 LC 33 3687ER

House Resolution 1683

By: Representative Scott of the 153rd

A RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the creation of regional grand juries and authorize the General Assembly to specify procedures for regional grand juries; to provide for the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of regional grand juries; to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for procedures for selecting and summoning the members of regional grand juries; to provide for a presiding judge; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article VI of the Constitution is revised by adding a new Section XI to read as follows:

"SECTION XI.
REGIONAL GRAND JURIES

Paragraph I. Regional grand juries. (a) Regional grand juries with investigative powers are authorized. The General Assembly shall provide by law for procedures for the convening and operation of such regional grand juries and shall provide for geographic regions within which such regional grand juries may operate. There shall be a presiding judge who shall be selected as provided by law. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the duties of the presiding judge, the manner of selecting and summoning the members of regional grand juries, and the duration and terms of such regional grand juries.

(b) The subject matter jurisdiction of regional grand juries shall extend to the investigation and indictment of persons or other legal entities for any crime as may be provided by law by the General Assembly.

(c) Any regional grand jury shall have the authority to conduct investigations into matters within its subject matter jurisdiction without the prior presentment of a proposed bill of indictment for its consideration and may compel evidence as provided by law."

SECTION 2.

The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:

"(  )  YES (  )  NO

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the creation of regional grand juries and authorize the General Assembly to specify procedures for regional grand juries?"

All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.