§ 2939.01 Grand jury definitions
§ 2939.02 Grand jury selection and composition
§ 2939.03 Grand juror drawing, notification, exemptions
§ 2939.031 Additional or alternate jurors
§ 2939.04 Compensation – prohibition of repeated service in same term
§ 2939.06 Oath or affirmation of grand jurors
§ 2939.07 Charge of jurors by judge
§ 2939.08 Grand jury duty after charge
§ 2939.09 Clerk – minutes
§ 2939.10 Prosecuting attorney to have access to grand jury
§ 2939.11 Official reporter
§ 2939.12 Clerk of court to issue subpoenas for witnesses
§ 2939.121 Employer may not penalize employee for being subpoenaed before grand jury
§ 2939.13 Oath of witnesses
§ 2939.14 Witness refusing to testify
§ 2939.15 Contempt proceedings against witness refusing to testify
§ 2939.16 Sickness, death, discharge, or nonattendance of a grand juror
§ 2939.17 Summoning new grand jury – immunity of witnesses
§ 2939.18 Secrecy of indictment
§ 2939.19 Testimony of grand juror
§ 2939.20 Concurrence by twelve grand jurors for indictment
§ 2939.21 Quarterly visits to county jail
§ 2939.22 Filing indictments with clerk of court of common pleas
§ 2939.23 No indictment to be reported
§ 2939.24 Discharge of indicted person when no indictment returned
§ 2939.25 Attendance of witnesses at foreign grand jury proceedings definitions
§ 2939.26 Compelling witnesses to attend by foreign courts
§ 2939.27 Certificate specifying number of days witness will be required
§ 2939.28 Witness not subject to arrest or the service of process
§ 2939.29 Construction and interpretation

Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 2939 - Grand Juries

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Oath: includes affirmation, and "swear" includes affirm. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59