Sec. 54-47d. Appointment of investigatory grand jury. Duration and scope of investigation.
Sec. 54-47d. Appointment of investigatory grand jury. Duration and scope of
investigation. (a) If the panel approves the application and orders an investigation into
the commission of a crime or crimes, the Chief Court Administrator shall (1) appoint
an investigatory grand jury to conduct the investigation, and (2) designate the court
location in the judicial district where any motions to quash and any contempt proceedings
shall be heard and any findings and records of the investigation shall be filed.
(b) Each order authorizing the investigation into the commission of a crime or
crimes by the panel shall specify: (1) The date of issuance of the order, (2) the period
of time within which the investigation is to be conducted, provided in no event shall the
investigation be longer than six months from the date the Chief Court Administrator
appoints the investigatory grand jury to conduct the investigation, unless an application
for an extension of time is filed and granted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section,
(3) the scope of the investigation, and (4) the panel's reasons for finding that (A) the
administration of justice requires an investigation to determine whether or not there is
probable cause to believe that a crime or crimes have been committed, (B) if the application was made by the Chief State's Attorney or a state's attorney, other normal investigative procedures with respect to the alleged crime have been tried and have failed or
reasonably appear to be unlikely to succeed if tried or be too dangerous to employ, or,
due to the specific nature of the alleged crime or the nature of the investigation, it is
reasonable to conclude that the use of normal investigative procedures would not result
in the obtaining of information that would advance the investigation or would fail to
secure and preserve evidence or testimony that might otherwise be compromised, and
(C) the investigative procedures employed by the investigatory grand jury appear likely
to succeed in determining whether or not there is probable cause to believe that a crime
or crimes have been committed. The panel shall retain a copy of the order and the original
application and shall transmit to the investigatory grand jury, appointed pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, the original order and a copy of the application filed with
the panel.
(c) The investigatory grand jury may make an application to the panel of judges for
an extension of time within which to conduct its investigation or for an amendment to
the scope of its investigation. The application for extension or amendment shall set
forth the reasons for the necessity of such extension or amendment. No more than two
extensions or amendments of an order may be granted by the issuing panel. The period
of any extension shall be no longer than the panel deems necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was granted and in no event shall any extension be for a period longer
than six months.
(P.A. 85-611, S. 3; P.A. 87-350, S. 3, 6; P.A. 98-48, S. 3; P.A. 03-273, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 87-350 made technical changes in Subsec. (a) and deleted provision in Subsec. (c) requiring extension
or amendment to contain the findings thus far made; P.A. 98-48 amended Subsec. (b)(4) to insert Subpara. indicators and
add Subpara. (B) re the panel's reasons for finding that other normal investigative procedures have failed or are unlikely
to succeed if tried or be too dangerous to employ and Subpara. (C) re the panel's reasons for finding that the investigative
procedures employed by the investigatory grand jury appear likely to succeed in determining whether or not there is
probable cause to believe that a crime or crimes have been committed; P.A. 03-273 made a technical change in Subsec.
(a) and amended Subsec. (b)(4)(B) to add provision re finding that due to the specific nature of the alleged crime or the
nature of the investigation, it is reasonable to conclude that the use of normal investigative procedures would not result in
the obtaining of information that would advance the investigation or would fail to secure and preserve evidence or testimony
that might otherwise be compromised.
Cited. 202 C. 541. Cited. 204 C. 259. Cited. 206 C. 203. Cited. 207 C. 98. Secs. 54-47a-54-47h also cited. Id. Cited.
213 C. 66. Cited. 221 C. 625.
Cited. 16 CA 679. Cited. 17 CA 395. Cited. 20 CA 447. An application and order transmitted by an investigatory grand
jury panel pursuant to Subsec. (b) of this section are part of the record of the investigatory grand jury. 104 CA 398.
Cited. 45 CS 1.