Section 8-501 – Employment Loss
(a) An employer may not deprive an individual of employment or coerce, intimidate, or threaten to discharge an individual because the individual: (1) Loses employment time in responding to a summons under this title or attending, or being in proximity to, a circuit court for jury service under this title; or (2) Exercises a right to refrain from […]
Section 8-502 – Leave
(a) An employer may not require an employee to use the employee’s annual, sick, or vacation leave to respond to a summons under this title for jury service. (b) A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Section 8-503 – Failure to Return Completed Juror Qualification Form
(a) A person who is summoned for jury service under this title may not fail to return a completed juror qualification form. (b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation. (c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of […]
Section 8-504 – Failure to Appear for Jury Service
(a) A person may not fail to appear for jury service as summoned under this title. (b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation. (c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of this section is subject to a […]
Section 8-505 – Failure to Complete Jury Service
(a) A person who is summoned for jury service under this title may not fail to complete jury service as directed. (b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation. (c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of this […]
Section 8-506 – Material Misrepresentation
(a) A person may not willfully misrepresent a material fact on a juror qualification form for the purpose of avoiding or obtaining service as a juror under this title. (b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment […]
Section 8-507 – Grand Jury Secrecy
(a) A person may not disclose any content of a grand jury proceeding. (b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both. (c) This section does not prevent: (1) A grand jury from submitting a […]
Section 8-408 – In Civil Case
(a) This section sets forth the exclusive procedure by which a party in a civil case may challenge a jury on the ground that the jury was not summoned or otherwise selected in compliance with this title. (b) (1) Before examination begins in a civil case or, for good cause shown, after a jury is sworn but before […]
Section 8-430 – Donation
Prospective, qualified, or sworn jurors may donate their per diem and supplement in accordance with a program that the jury plan authorizes.
Section 8-409 – In Criminal Case
(a) This section sets forth the exclusive procedure by which a party in a criminal case may challenge a jury on the ground that the jury was not summoned or otherwise selected in compliance with this title. (b) (1) Before examination begins in a criminal case or, for good cause shown, after a jury is sworn but before […]