Under existing law, certain individuals involved in the grand jury process are prohibited from disclosing certain information.
This bill would remove grand jury witnesses from certain provisions limiting disclosure of grand jury testimony.
Under existing law, grand jury proceedings are not required to be recorded.
This bill would provide that all grand jury proceedings must be recorded by a court reporter or stenographer.
This bill also would provide when a grand jury witness's testimony may be disclosed by the state and provides for the disclosure.
This bill would repeal the oath of secrecy for grand jury witnesses.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Source: Alabama Legislature