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 8-501 – 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 8-417 – Baltimore City Investigations and Reports
(a) This section applies only to a grand jury for Baltimore City. (b) In addition to any other duty imposed by law, each grand jury shall carry out an investigation if a judge of the circuit court directs. (c) At the end of the period for which a grand jury sits, the grand jury shall submit to the […]
Section 8-420 – Peremptory Challenges in Criminal Cases
(a) (1) This subsection applies only in a criminal trial in which a defendant is subject, on any single count, to a sentence of life imprisonment, excluding a common law offense for which no specific statutory penalty is provided. (2) Each defendant is allowed 20 peremptory challenges. (3) The State is allowed 10 peremptory challenges for each defendant. (b) (1) This […]
Section 8-421 – Minimum Size of Jury and Array
(a) In a civil case in which a jury trial is allowed, the jury shall consist of six jurors. (b) If the parties in a civil case agree, a trial judge may dispense with selecting an array of at least 14 qualified jurors. (c) If the parties in a criminal case agree, a trial judge may dispense with […]