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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 905
GRAND JURY
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F.S. 905.24
905.24 Proceedings of grand jury to be kept secret.Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror or an interpreter appointed pursuant to s. 90.6063(2) shall not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations or vote of the grand jury.
History.s. 103, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(103); s. 63, ch. 70-339; s. 4, ch. 93-125.

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Amendments to 905.24


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 905.24
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 905.24.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. PRATT,, 169 So. 3d 252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Grand jury testimony ordinarily is kept secret, § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (2014), but exceptions apply. . . .

THE JUSTICE COALITION, a v. THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION,, 823 So. 2d 185 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . (allowing qualified members to join in deliberations during disciplinary proceedings); § 905.24, Fla. . . .

BARBER, v. INTERIM REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY SPRING TERM, 689 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1995), mandates the secrecy of grand jury proceedings. State v. . . .

E. STONE, v. STATE, 685 So. 2d 998 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . As to the request for grand jury minutes, see section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1995); State v. . . .

STATE v. PLEAS,, 659 So. 2d 700 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . . § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (1993). . . .

N. LINOWITZ, v. STATE, 498 So. 2d 1315 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Sections 905.24 and 905.27, Florida Statutes (1985) make all testimony and proceedings before the grand . . . Linowitz was bound by the trial court’s order, which denied him access to the files, and by section 905.24 . . .

D. S. MAGAZINES, INC. v. WARNER PUBLISHER SERVICES INC., 640 F. Supp. 1194 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)

. . . Of the $760,-905.24 in RDA claims submitted to D.S. from the third quarter of 1983 through the first . . .

PALM BEACH NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. BURK,, 471 So. 2d 571 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . For example see Florida Statutes, Section 905.24 (grand jury proceedings); Section 934.08 (information . . .

PALM BEACH NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. DOE, a a, 460 So. 2d 406 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1983), provides “Grand Jury proceedings are secret .... ” The question . . . the in camera hearing could not have been a grand jury proceeding which is secret pursuant to Section 905.24 . . . However, Section 905.24, Florida Statutes, creates an exception to that general rule when the judicial . . . term “grand jury proceedings” includes matters ancillary to the grand jury session, and that Section 905.24 . . . related to a grand jury session constitutes a proceeding which comes within the protection of Section 905.24 . . .

In GETTY, 427 So. 2d 380 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . See § 905.24, Fla.Stat. (1979), and Clein v. State, 52 So.2d 117 (Fla.1950). . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. COLLINS, 3 Fla. Supp. 2d 13 (Leon Cty. Ct. 1982)

. . . See Sections 905.24-.28, Florida Statutes concerning Grand Juries. . . .

McNAMARA, v. STATE, 357 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1978)

. . . Because of the general secrecy and confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding (Section 905.24 . . .

STATE v. OSTERGARD STATE v. YOUNG, STATE v. ROMANO STATE v. RAND, 343 So. 2d 874 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . Because of the general secrecy and confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding [Section 905.24 . . .

MORGAN, v. STATE, 337 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1976)

. . . portions of the newspaper report asserted by the state to support the grand jury inquiry under Section 905.24 . . . By stipulation the issues were confined to those concerning Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1975). . . . Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1975), provides: “Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror . . . It is clear from the statutory scheme of Sections 905.24 through 905.28, Florida Statutes (1975), that . . . prohibitions are imposed with respect to each, i. e., deliberations or vote of grand jurors (Section 905.24 . . . we are bound to conclude that the grand jury was not investigating a criminal matter because Section 905.24 . . . See Sections 905.24-.25, Florida Statutes (1975). . . . because asked in the course of a criminal investigation, namely, into apparent violations of Section 905.24 . . . The prosecutor stated on the record, “If we wish to confine the issues to those concerning 905.24, the . . . guilty to the charge of contempt of a proceeding of the Grand Jury investigating a violation of Section 905.24 . . .

MORGAN, v. STATE, 325 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . He announced at the time that specifically he was looking into a violation of § 905.24, F.S.1973, which . . . Section 905.24, supra, the precise statute involved therein, provides as follows: “Proceedings of grand . . .

MORGAN, v. STATE, 309 So. 2d 552 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . State Attorney advised that he was conducting the investigation of a possible violation of Fla.Stat. 905.24 . . . specifically announced that his interrogation was directed to determining possible violations of Fla.Stat. 905.24 . . . Florida Statute 905.24 (1973) reads as follows : “Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror . . .

STATE T. CHRISTIAN, v. A. RUDD C., 302 So. 2d 821 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . (F.S. 905.24-905.27) Only three exceptions to this requirement are mentioned in the Florida Statutes. . . .

STATE v. O. McARTHUR,, 296 So. 2d 97 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . F.S. 905.27, F.S.A., only provides exceptions to the secrecy rule of F.S. 905.24 (1971), F. . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. KYLES STATE OF FLORIDA v. LEWIS, 5 Fla. Supp. 2d 75 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1974)

. . . Nor can it be concluded that Section 905.24, .25 and .27 Florida Statutes prohibit such disclosure. . . .

A. GONZALEZ, v. STATE, 220 So. 2d 393 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . . §§ 905.17; 905.24; 905.27, F.S.A. . . .

STATE F. LOWE, v. A. NELSON,, 202 So. 2d 232 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

. . . analogy between such inquests before a prosecutor and before a grand jury, citing Sections 905.17, 905.24 . . .

GORDON, v. E. GERSTEIN,, 189 So. 2d 873 (Fla. 1966)

. . . no analogy between such inquests before a prosecutor and before a grand jury citing Sections 905.17, 905.24 . . .