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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="8-412" title_number="8" title_name="Juries and Jurors" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Juries">
  <level label="a">
    <text>When sworn, a grand jury shall consist of 23 grand jurors plus additional alternate grand jurors as provided in the Maryland Rules.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The failure of a grand juror to serve for the entire period of service does not invalidate the grand jury or any of its actions.</text>
  </level>
</section>
