600.1300 Definitions. Sec. 1300. As used in this chapter: (a) “Driver’s license list” means a compilation of names of individuals who are 18 years of age or older, addresses, zip codes, dates of birth, and sexes of persons licensed in Michigan as motor vehicle operators and chauffeurs under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 […]
600.1301 Jury board; appointment; qualifications; terms; existing boards; vacancies. Sec. 1301. (1) In counties having a population of less than 2,000,000, the jury board consists of 3 qualified electors of the county appointed by the county board of commissioners on recommendation of the circuit judges of the judicial circuit in which the county is situated, […]
600.1301a Courts in which selection of juries governed by chapter; exceptions. Sec. 1301a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this chapter governs the selection of juries in the following courts: (a) Circuit court. (b) Probate court. (c) District court. (2) Sections 1310, 1311, 1312, 1321(1), 1322, 1323, 1330, 1338, and 1343 do not apply […]
600.1301b Modified system of jury selection; development of plan; goals; review, approval, adoption, and implementation of plan; exceptions. Sec. 1301b. (1) Within 2 years after the effective date of this section each circuit of the circuit court shall develop a plan for the implementation of a modified system of jury selection in their respective courts. […]
600.1302 Jury board; election of president and secretary; salary of members; quorum. Sec. 1302. The jury board shall elect annually from its members a president and secretary. The members of the board shall be paid an annual salary in an amount fixed by the board of commissioners or, instead of an annual salary, be paid […]
600.1303 Jury board; authorization and salaries of assistants. Sec. 1303. The county board of commissioners of each county may authorize assistants to the jury board and fix their salaries. History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;– Am. 1980, Act 438, Eff. Sept. 1, 1981 ;– Am. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, […]
600.1303a Jury board; oath; filing. Sec. 1303a. Before members of a jury board begin their duties, they shall take a constitutional oath of office before the chief circuit judge and file it with the county clerk. History: Add. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969 ;– Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004
600.1304 Selection of jurors; list. Sec. 1304. The jury board shall select from a list that combines the driver’s license list and the personal identification cardholder list the names of persons as provided in this chapter to serve as jurors. History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;– Am. 1986, Act 104, Eff. […]
600.1304a Use of electronic and mechanical devices by jury; other method. Sec. 1304a. (1) The jury board may use electronic and mechanical devices in carrying out its duties under this chapter. (2) The jury board may use the historic method of preparing separate slips of paper for the second jury list and drawing slips from […]
600.1305 Jury board; meetings; records; use as evidence. Sec. 1305. The jury board shall meet annually in the month of May. The chief circuit judge shall fix the time and place of the annual meeting and may direct the board to meet at other times and places. The board may meet at other times and […]
600.1306, 600.1307 Repealed. 1978, Act 11, Eff. Feb. 8, 1981. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of jurors. Subsequent to its repeal, MCL 600.1306 was amended by Act 438 of 1980.
600.1307a Qualifications of juror; exemptions; effect of payment for jury service; definitions. Sec. 1307a. (1) To qualify as a juror, a person must meet all of the following criteria: (a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected, […]
600.1308 Jurors; estimate of number needed. Sec. 1308. On or before each May 1, the chief judge of each court of record in the county shall estimate the number of jurors that will be needed by their courts for a 1-year period beginning the following September. This estimate shall be entered on the record of […]
600.1309 Jurors; list of those who have served. Sec. 1309. The board shall secure from the clerk of each court of record in the county, and each clerk shall provide, a list of persons who have served as jurors, pursuant to this chapter, in their courts during the preceding 1 year. History: Add. 1968, Act […]
600.1310 Voter registration lists and combined driver’s license and personal identification cardholder list; procurement; alternatives; costs. Sec. 1310. (1) The secretary of state shall transmit annually before April 15 to the clerk of each county at no expense a full, current, and accurate copy of a list that combines the driver’s license list and personal […]
600.1311 Determination of key number. Sec. 1311. The board shall arrive at a key number as follows: (a) Add the number of jurors the judge has estimated will be needed to the number that experience has shown will be eliminated because of disqualification or exemption. Example: If the judge estimates 100 jurors will be needed […]
600.1312 Key number; first jury list; compilation. Sec. 1312. The board shall apply the key number uniformly to the names on the list received pursuant to section 1310 and compile a list or card index, to be known as the first jury list, which shall include every name and only those names as the application […]
600.1313 Juror qualifications questionnaire; contents; completion; mailing; removal of deceased person from list. Sec. 1313. (1) The board shall supply a juror qualifications questionnaire to each person on the first jury list, regardless of whether the person previously failed to return a juror qualification questionnaire. This questionnaire shall contain blanks for the information the board […]
600.1314 Excusal of exempt persons; investigations. Sec. 1314. On the basis of answers to the juror qualifications questionnaires the board may excuse from service persons on the first jury list who claim exemption and give satisfactory proof of such right, and all persons who are not qualified for jury service. The board may investigate the […]
600.1315 Juror qualifications questionnaires; retention; confidentiality. Sec. 1315. The juror qualifications questionnaires shall be kept on file by the board for a period of 3 years but the chief circuit judge may order them to be kept on file for a longer period. The answers to the qualifications questionnaires shall not be disclosed except that […]
