Rule 12.7 Record of Grand Jury Proceedings
IV. Pretrial Procedures | Rule 12. The Grand Jury | Section One. Rules for Grand Juries
Rule Text
(a) Certified Reporter. The presiding or impaneling judge must assign a certified reporter to record all grand jury proceedings, except its deliberations.
(b) Foreperson. The foreperson must keep a record of how many grand jurors voted for and against an indictment, but must not record how each grand juror voted. If the grand jury returns an indictment, the foreperson's record of the vote must be transcribed by the certified reporter and filed with the court no later than 20 days after the return of the indictment, and may be made available only to the court, the State, and the defendant.
(c) Filing the Transcript and Minutes. The certified reporter's record of grand jury proceedings must be transcribed and filed with the superior court clerk no later than 20 days after return of the indictment, and may be made available only to the court, the State, and the defendant.
(d) Grand Juror Names.
(1) Generally. The full names of grand jurors must not be set forth in grand jury transcripts. Grand jury transcripts may provide only the grand jurors' assigned grand juror numbers.
(2) Clerk's Duty. The superior court clerk must maintain a list of grand jurors' names and assigned grand juror numbers, but that list must be sealed and may only be viewed by a judicial officer, by employees of the clerk's office as needed to carry out superior court business, or as otherwise ordered by an appellate court.
(3) Exceptions.
(A) Requests under Rule 12.7(c). The list of grand jurors' names and assigned grand juror numbers may be made available to the State and the defendant upon a request for the grand jury transcripts made under Rule 12.7(c), subject to A.R.S. § 21-411.
(B) Motion. The list of grand jurors' names and assigned grand juror numbers may also be obtained by filing a motion with the court stating the grounds for disclosure and obtaining a court order. In determining whether to grant or deny the motion, the court must consider privacy and safety concerns of the grand jurors.
Amendment history: Added Aug. 31, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Amended on an emergency basis, effective Sept. 30, 2021, adopted on a permanent basis effective Jan. 1, 2022. Amended effective July 1, 2026.