Section 593.31 — Uniform Selection And Service; Declaration Of Policy.
593.31 UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from the broadest feasible cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this chapter […]
Section 593.32 — Prohibition Of Discrimination.
593.32 PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. A citizen shall not be excluded from jury service in this state on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, marital status, sexual orientation, or a physical or sensory disability. Subd. 2. Certain challenges for cause. Nothing in subdivision 1 restricts the right to strike […]
Section 593.37 — Source List.
593.37 SOURCE LIST. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 2a. Driver’s license lists. The Department of Public Safety shall, upon request and for a reasonable fee, provide driver’s license lists to the jury commissioner. Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] History: 1977 […]
Section 593.40 — Qualification Questionnaire.
593.40 QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 4. Failure to complete questionnaire; penalty. A prospective juror who fails to return a completed juror qualification questionnaire as instructed may be ordered by the court to […]
Section 593.42 — Jurors; Failure To Appear.
593.42 JURORS; FAILURE TO APPEAR. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15] Subd. 4. Failure to appear. Any person summoned for jury service who fails to appear as directed shall be ordered by the court to appear and […]
Section 593.48 — Compensation Of Jurors And Travel Reimbursement.
593.48 COMPENSATION OF JURORS AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. A juror shall be reimbursed for round-trip travel between the juror’s residence and the place of holding court and compensated for required attendance at sessions of court and may be reimbursed for additional day care expenses incurred as a result of jury duty at rates determined by the […]
Section 593.50 — Protection Of Jurors’ Employment.
593.50 PROTECTION OF JURORS’ EMPLOYMENT. Subdivision 1. Juror protection. An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment, or threaten or otherwise coerce the employee with respect thereto, because the employee receives a summons, responds thereto, serves as a juror, or attends court for prospective jury service. Subd. 2. Criminal contempt. An employer who violates […]
Section 593.51 — Court Rules.
593.51 COURT RULES. The supreme court shall promulgate rules governing jury administration in accordance with this chapter by July 31, 1990. History: 1990 c 553 s 10
Section 593.19 — Misconduct Of Officer Drawing Jury.
593.19 MISCONDUCT OF OFFICER DRAWING JURY. An officer or other person charged by law with the preparation of any jury list, or list of names from which a jury is to be drawn, and a person authorized by law to assist at the drawing or impaneling of a grand or petit jury to attend a […]
Section 593.21 — Misconduct Of Officer In Charge Of Jury.
593.21 MISCONDUCT OF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF JURY. An officer to whose charge a jury is committed by a court, who negligently or willfully, and without leave of the court, permits them, or any one of them, to receive a communication from a person, to make a communication to a person, to obtain or receive […]