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Sub. S. B. No. 218As Passed by the SenateAs Passed by the Senate
| 124th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2001-2002 |
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SENATOR Jordan
A BILL
To amend section 2939.06 of the Revised Code to
modify
the oath administered to members of a grand
jury.
Section 1. That section 2939.06 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2939.06. (A) When a grand jury is impaneled, the court
of
common pleas shall
appoint one of the members
thereof
of the
grand
jury as
foreman
foreperson, and
shall administer, or cause
to be
administered, to
said jurors
each juror an oath in the
following
words
to which the juror shall respond "I do solemnly
swear or
affirm": "You and each of
Do you
do solemnly
swear
or affirm that you
will
diligently inquire,
into and
true presentment make of
carefully deliberate all
such matters
and things as
that shall
be
given you in
charge or otherwise come to
your
knowledge, touching
the present
attention concerning this service;
the
counsel of the
state, your own, and
your fellows,
do you solemnly swear or affirm
that you
shall
will keep secret
all proceedings of the grand jury
unless
called on
you are required in a court of justice to make
disclosures
disclosure; and
do you
shall
present
solemnly swear or
affirm
that you will indict no
person through malice, hatred, or
ill
will, nor shall; and do you solemnly swear or affirm that
you
will not
leave
unindicted any person
unpresented through fear,
favor, or
affection, or for any reward or hope
thereof, but in all
your
presentments; and do you solemnly swear or affirm that in all
your
deliberations you
shall
will present the truth, the whole
truth,
and
nothing but the truth, according to the best of your
skill and
understanding., as you shall answer unto God or under
the penalties of perjury?" (B) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment, a
court impaneling a grand jury uses the grand juror's oath that was
in effect prior to the effective date of this amendment instead of
the oath set forth in division (A) of this section, the court's
use of the former oath does not invalidate or affect the validity
of the impanelment of the grand jury, any proceeding, inquiry, or
presentation of the grand jury, any indictment or other document
found, returned, or issued by the grand jury, or any other action
taken by the grand jury.
Section 2. That existing section 2939.06 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed. |
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