An Act relating to grand juries; amending Rules 5(e), 6, and 6.1, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; repealing Rules 6.1(b)(2) and (3), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The bill amends Alaska’s Rules of Criminal Procedure that govern grand juries. It requires at least two alternate jurors, obligates judges to give jurors written statutory instructions, and broadens the grand jury’s authority to investigate any crime and matters of public welfare. It also creates new duties for jurors, prosecutors and judges regarding disclosures, indictments and admissible evidence.

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