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In the federal system, a grand jury consists of between 16 and 23 people. The size of state grand juries varies widely, as the list below shows. If a state follows federal practice and convenes grand juries that range in size between two numbers--such as between 12 and 18 jurors--the list indicates this by noting that the size is "12-18 jurors." If a state uses a different number of jurors for different kinds of grand juries, the list indicates this by noting that the size can be "23 or 11 or 19" jurors. The last entry for each state is a citation to the court rule, statute or, in a few instances, the case that sets the size of the state's grand juries.

	18 jurors Alabama R. Crim. P. 12.2(a) & Ala. Code §12-16-74
	12-18 jurors Alaska R.Crim.P. 6(d) & Alaska Stat. §12.40.020
	12-16 jurors Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §21-322(B) &. §21-101
	16 jurors Ark Code Ann. §16-32-201(c)
	23 or 11 or 19 jurors Cal. Penal Code §§888 & 88.2 & §904
	12 or 23 jurors Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13-72-102 & Colo. Const. art. ii §23
	1-3 jurors Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-47(b)(3)
	10 or 15 jurors Del Code. Ann. tit. 10 §4505
	16-23 jurors D.C. Sup. Ct. R. Crim. P. 6(a)(1)
	15-18 jurors Fla. Stat. Ann. §§905.01(1) & 905.37(3)
	16-23 jurors Georgia Code Ann. §15-12-61(a) & §15-12-100(b)
	16 jurors Hawaii R. Penal P. 6(a)
	16 jurors Idaho Code §§2-103 & 2-502 & Idaho R. Crim. P. 6(a
	16 jurors Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 705 ¶305/16 & ch. 725 ¶5/112-2(a)
	6 jurors Indiana Code Ann. §35-34-2-2(a)
	7 jurors Iowa R. Crim. P. 3(1) & Iowa Const.. art. 1 §11
	15 jurors Kansas Stat. Ann. §22-3001(3)
	12 jurors Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §29A.200 & Ky. Const. §248
	12 jurors Louisiana Code Crim. P. Ann. 413A
	13-23 jurors Maine R. Crim. P. 6(a)
	23 jurors Atty. Grievance Com'n v. Bailey, 285 Md. 631, 635, 403 A.2d 1261,1264 (Md. App. 1979)
	23 jurors Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 277 §2
	13-17 jurors Michigan Comp. Laws. Ann. §767.11
	16-23 jurors Minn. Stat. §628.41(1) & Minn. R. Crim. P. 18.03(1)
	15-20 jurors Miss. Code Ann. §13-5-41 & Unif. R. Cir. & Cty. Ct. 7.02
	12 jurors Missouri Const. art. I §16
	11 jurors Montana Code Ann. §3-15-103
	16 jurors Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-1633
	17 jurors Nev. Rev. Stat. §§6.110 & 6.120
	23 jurors State v. Fleury, 114 N.H. 325, 327, 321 A.2d 108, 110 (N.H. 1974)
	23 jurors N.J. Stat. Ann. §2a:73-1
	12 jurors N.M. Stat. Ann. §31-6-1 & N.M. Const. Art. II §14
	16-23 jurors N.Y. Crim. Pro. Law §190.05 (McKinney 1995)
	12-18 jurors North Carolina Gen. Stat. §15a-621
	8-11 jurors North Dakota Cent. Code §§29-10.1-01 & 29-10.2-03
	9 jurors Ohio R. Crim. P. 6(a)
	12 jurors Oklahoma Stat. Ann. Tit. 22 §311
	7 jurors Oregon Rev. Stat. §132.010
	23 jurors Pennsylvania R. Crim. P. 253(a)
	13-23 jurors R.I. Gen. Laws §§12-11-1 & 12-11.1-1 & R.I. Super. Ct. R. Crim. P. 6(a)
	18 jurors South Carolina Code Ann. §§14-7-1510 & 14-7-1620
	6-10 jurors South Dakota Codified Laws §23a-5-1
	13 jurors Tenn. Code Ann. §40-12-206(a)
	12 jurors Tex. Const. Art. V §13 & Tex. Crim. Proc. Code art. 19.26
	9-15 jurors Utah Code Ann. §77-10a-4(1)
	18-23 jurors Vermont R. Crim. P. 6(a)
	5 or 7 jurors Virginia Code. Ann. §19.2-195
	12 jurors Washington Rev. Code Ann. §10.27.020(6)
	16 jurors West Virginia Crim. P. 6(a)
	17 jurors Wisconsin Stat. Ann. §756.10(5)
	2 jurors Wyo. Stat. §7-5-103(a); Wyo. Cons. Art. I §9; Wyo. R. Crim. P. 6(a)(4)(A)

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