Section 219.5.
219.5. The Judicial Council shall adopt a rule of court, on or before January 1, 2005, requiring the trial courts to establish procedures for jury service that gives peace officers, as defined by Section 830.5 of the Penal Code, scheduling accommodations when necessary. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 353, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
Section 220.
220. A trial jury shall consist of 12 persons, except that in civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, it may consist of 12 or any number less than 12, upon which the parties may agree. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
Section 222.
222. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), when an action is called for trial by jury, the clerk shall randomly select the names of the jurors for voir dire, until the jury is selected or the panel is exhausted. (b) When the jury commissioner has provided the court with a listing of the trial jury panel […]
Section 222.5.
222.5. (a) To select a fair and impartial jury in a civil jury trial, the trial judge shall conduct an initial examination of prospective jurors. At the final status conference or at the first practical opportunity prior to voir dire, whichever comes first, the trial judge shall consider and discuss with counsel the form and subject […]
Section 223.
223. (a) To select a fair and impartial jury in a criminal jury trial, the trial judge shall conduct an initial examination of prospective jurors. At the first practical opportunity prior to voir dire, the trial judge shall consider the form and subject matter of voir dire questions. Before voir dire by the trial judge, the […]
Section 224.
224. (a) If a party does not cause the removal by challenge of an individual juror who is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or speech impaired and who requires auxiliary services to facilitate communication, the party shall stipulate to the presence of a service provider in the jury room during jury deliberations, and prepare […]
Section 225.
225. A challenge is an objection made to the trial jurors that may be taken by any party to the action, and is of the following classes and types: (a) A challenge to the trial jury panel for cause. (1) A challenge to the panel may only be taken before a trial jury is sworn. The challenge […]
Section 226.
226. (a) A challenge to an individual juror may only be made before the jury is sworn. (b) A challenge to an individual juror may be taken orally or may be made in writing, but no reason need be given for a peremptory challenge, and the court shall exclude any juror challenged peremptorily. (c) All challenges for cause […]
Section 227.
227. The challenges of either party for cause need not all be taken at once, but they may be taken separately, in the following order, including in each challenge all the causes of challenge belonging to the same class and type: (a) To the panel. (b) To an individual juror, for a general disqualification. (c) To an individual […]
Section 228.
228. Challenges for general disqualification may be taken on one or both of the following grounds, and for no other: (a) A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by this code to render a person competent as a juror. (b) The existence of any incapacity which satisfies the court that the challenged person is incapable of […]