INTRODUCED
HB 380 -- Grand Jury Proceedings
Sponsor: Schilling
The bill requires a stenographic or electronic recording of all
witness testimony before a grand jury.
The bill also provides that:
(1) An unintentional failure to record testimony does not
affect the validity of a prosecution;
(2) The record of the testimony must remain in the custody of
the state's attorney unless otherwise ordered by the court;
(3) Recorded testimony is a closed record pursuant to the
state's sunshine law (chapter 610); and
(4) Transcripts must be accessible to the parties, at their
cost, as provided by Missouri Supreme Court rule.
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