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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-12-63. Concurrent grand juries.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-12-63. Concurrent grand juries.

In any term of court when the public interest requires it, the court, on application of the district attorney, may empanel one or more concurrent grand juries.

## History

Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 47, § 3; Code 1873, § 3936; Code 1882, § 3936; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 41, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 862; Penal Code 1910, § 866; Code 1933, § 59-204; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-30/HB 415; Ga. L. 2014, p. 862, § 11/HB 1078.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’’’

## Other Notes

The 2014 amendment, effective April 29, 2014, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: ‘‘When the superior court is held for longer than one week, the presiding judge may direct the clerk to choose separate grand juries for each week.’’