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     628.56 Foreperson; jury sworn; charge by court. 

    From the persons summoned to serve as grand jurors and 
 appearing, the court shall appoint a foreperson, and it shall 
 also appoint a foreperson whenever one already appointed shall 
 be discharged or excused before such jury is dismissed.  The 
 grand jury shall then be sworn according to law, and the same 
 oath shall be administered to any grand juror afterwards 
 appearing and admitted as such.  The grand jury shall then be 
 charged by the court, who, in doing so, shall read to it the 
 provisions of sections 628.01, 628.02, 628.60 to 628.66, and 
 rules 18.06, subdivisions 1 and 2, and 18.08 of the Rules of 
 Criminal Procedure, and may give it such other information as it 
 may deem proper as to the nature of its duties, and any charges 
 for public offenses returned to the court, or likely to come 
 before the grand jury; but it need not charge it respecting the 
 violation of any particular statute unless expressly made its 
 duty by the provisions of such statute. 

    HIST: (10617) RL s 5275; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 184; 1986 c 444 

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