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§ 16-33-308. Challenge to trial jurors — Hearing

(a) Challenges shall be tried and determined by the court in a summary manner, without the issues of law or of fact arising thereon being reduced to writing. (b) The juror himself may be examined on oath by either party upon challenge. (c) Other witnesses may also be examined and their attendance coerced.

§ 16-34-103. Per diem compensation for jurors and prospective jurors

(a) Any person who receives official notice that he or she has been selected as a prospective juror or who is chosen as a juror is eligible to receive per diem compensation for service if: (1) The person actually appears at the location to which the juror or prospective juror was summoned; and (2) The […]

§ 16-32-302. Enhanced list of prospective jurors

(a) (1) In order to allow for the use of the enhanced prospective juror pool, the Secretary of State shall compile and make available no later than November 1 of each year, and at other times determined by the Secretary of State, an enhanced list of prospective jurors in automated or nonautomated form, as provided […]

§ 16-31-108. Interpreters for visually or hearing impaired jurors

(a) (1) (A) The state, through the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall provide and pay the cost of reasonable accommodations for the hearing and visually impaired when necessary to enable a person with those disabilities to act as a venireperson or juror. (B) Such accommodations may include a qualified sign language interpreter, real-time captioning, […]

§ 16-32-303. Judicial determination of need for expanded list

(a) The administrative circuit judge for each county shall determine that either the list of registered voters or the enhanced list, but not both, shall be utilized in the selection of all prospective jurors for all circuit court divisions within the county, based upon a consideration of whether the use of registered voters creates a […]

§ 16-32-103. Master list

(a) During the month of November or December of each year, the prospective jurors for the following calendar year shall be selected from among the current list of registered voters of the applicable district or county in the following manner: (1) The circuit judge, in the presence of the circuit clerk, shall select at random […]

§ 16-33-101. Examination of prospective jurors

(a) In all cases, both civil and criminal, the court shall examine all prospective jurors under oath upon all matters set forth in the statutes as disqualifications. (b) Further questions may be asked by the court or by the attorneys in the case, in the discretion of the court. (c) (1) (A) (i) If a […]