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 8-404 – Disqualification by Trial Judge
(a) Notwithstanding § 8–103(a) of this title, a trial judge may strike an individual who is party in a civil case while the individual is entitled to a jury trial in the county. (b) (1) Whenever more individuals than are needed to impanel a jury have been summoned, an individual may be excused but only in accordance with […]
Section 8-428 – State Budget
The State budget for the Judicial Branch for each fiscal year shall include an appropriation to the Administrative Office of the Courts in the amount needed for the State per diem during the year.
Section 8-405 – Temporary Excusal of Sworn Jurors
A trial judge may: (1) Excuse a sworn juror temporarily; and (2) Order the sworn juror to return: (i) On a specific day; or (ii) On a date and at a time that the trial judge or jury commissioner directs.