522 – Appellate Divisions to Make Rules.
§ 522. Appellate divisions to make rules. The appellate divisions of the supreme court in each judicial department shall adopt rules consistent with this article and with such standards and policies as the administrative board may establish in order to effectuate the policy and provisions of this article.
523 – Sheriff’s Jurors.
§ 523. Sheriff’s jurors. The county clerk of each county in a city having a population of one million or more shall select annually from the persons qualified to act as trial jurors, the names of such number of persons as he deems necessary to constitute the sheriff’s jurors for that year. The county clerk […]
524 – Disqualification of Former Jurors.
§ 524. Disqualification of former jurors. (a) A person who has served on a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in a federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years […]
525 – Trial and Grand Jurors; Duration of Service.
§ 525. Trial and grand jurors; duration of service. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of this section, service of trial jurors in courts of the unified court system shall not be more than five court days actual attendance or for such shorter period as the commissioner of jurors shall determine, except that such […]
526 – Presentation of Claims by Jurors and Disposition of Unclaimed Fees.
§ 526. Presentation of claims by jurors and disposition of unclaimed fees. All jurors who have served in a court of the unified court system pursuant to a duly issued summons as provided for in this article and are entitled to an allowance therefor must present their claims to the proper official designated by law […]
527 – Procedure for Noncompliance.
§ 527. Procedure for noncompliance. 1. The commissioner of jurors may bring a proceeding for noncompliance against any person who fails to respond to a juror qualification questionnaire pursuant to section five hundred nine of this article; or who fails to attend after having been summoned pursuant to section five hundred sixteen of this article. […]
528 – Collection of Demographic Data.
§ 528. Collection of demographic data. The commissioner of jurors shall collect demographic data for jurors who present for jury service, including each juror’s race and/or ethnicity, age and sex, and the chief administrator of the courts shall submit the data in an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary […]
510 – Qualifications.
§ 510. Qualifications. In order to qualify as a juror a person must: 1. Be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county. 2. Be not less than eighteen years of age. 3. Not have been convicted of a felony. 4. Be able to understand and communicate in the English language.
513 – Form of Questionnaire.
§ 513. Form of questionnaire. The questionnaire to be filled out by prospective jurors shall be in such form as the chief administrator of the courts may prescribe.
516 – Commissioner of Jurors to Summon Jurors.
§ 516. Commissioner of jurors to summon jurors. The commissioner of jurors shall summon each juror drawn for jury service by serving upon him a summons and specifying the place where and the time when he is required to attend. The summons may be served by mail, or the commissioner may direct the sheriff to […]