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 8-426 – Amount
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual is entitled, for each day that an individual is required to be in attendance at or proximity to a circuit court for a county for jury service, to: (1) A State per diem of $15; and (2) The supplement, if any, authorized by the county. (b) A trial juror […]
Section 8-403 – Multiple Service
An individual may not be required to serve simultaneously: (1) On more than 1 grand jury; or (2) As both a grand and trial juror.
Section 8-427 – Local Levy and Supplement
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the government of each county may set, by ordinance, an amount to supplement the State per diem and, for each fiscal year. (2) Unless, by ordinance, a county government increases or decreases the supplement, the amount shall be enough to keep a total State per diem and county supplement […]