9.68 Oath of officers in charge of jury

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

When a jury has to stay together during a trial, the officers watching over them must take an oath before they start this job. This oath requires the officers to promise they will keep all the jurors together as a group.

The officers also promise not to let anyone talk to the jurors about the case. This means they have to stop outsiders, lawyers, witnesses, or anyone else from discussing the trial with jury members. The goal is to protect jurors from hearing outside opinions or information that could unfairly influence their decision.

Finally, the officers themselves must agree not to talk to the jurors about the case. Even the people guarding the jury cannot share their own thoughts or comments about the trial. This keeps the jury's decision based only on what they hear in the courtroom, not on outside influence from anyone, including their own guards.