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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 52. Juries » Article 1. Petit Juries » §52-1-5a. Jury Qualification Form; Contents; Procedure for Use; Penalties

(a) Not less than twenty days before the date for which persons are to report for jury duty, the clerk may, if directed by the court, serve by first-class mail, upon each person listed on the master list, a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions necessary for its completion: Provided, That the clerk may, if directed by the court, mail the juror qualification form to only those prospective jurors drawn for jury service under the provisions of section seven of this article. Each prospective juror shall be directed to complete the form and return it by mail to the clerk within ten days after its receipt. The juror qualification form is subject to approval by the circuit court as to matters of form and shall elicit the following information concerning the prospective juror:

(1) The juror's name, sex, race, age and marital status;