Section 12-16-30 – Establishment.
Section 12-16-30 Establishment. There shall be a jury commission in every county in this state. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §8.)
Section 12-16-31 – Composition; Qualifications of Members; Members May Not Hold Other Offices or Perform Other Public Duties Under Federal, State, etc., Governments for Compensation.
Section 12-16-31 Composition; qualifications of members; members may not hold other offices or perform other public duties under federal, state, etc., governments for compensation. Each of said jury commissions shall be composed of three members who shall be qualified electors of the county in which they are appointed and shall be persons reputed for their […]
Section 12-16-32 – Appointment and Term of Office of Members.
Section 12-16-32 Appointment and term of office of members. The Governor shall appoint the members of the several jury commissions who shall constitute said several commissions during the Governor’s tenure of office and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and thereafter the Governor shall appoint the members of said jury commissions for and only […]
Section 12-16-33 – President of Commission; Quorum; Members to Take Oath of Office and Be Commissioned Prior to Entering Upon Discharge of Duties.
Section 12-16-33 President of commission; quorum; members to take oath of office and be commissioned prior to entering upon discharge of duties. The members of the jury commission shall elect one of their number president of the commission. Any two members of the commission shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. Every member […]
Section 12-16-34 – Compensation of Members.
Section 12-16-34 Compensation of members. (a) Upon written order of the presiding circuit judge or his designee, the jury commission shall meet on such days as are required to replenish the number of names in the trial court jury box and to perform such other necessary duties as are related thereto. Each member of the […]
Section 12-16-35 – Disqualification of Member and Appointment of Successor; Filling of Vacancies Generally.
Section 12-16-35 Disqualification of member and appointment of successor; filling of vacancies generally. (a) Should any member of the commission become disqualified under the provisions of this article, the fact of such disqualification and the ground or reason therefor shall be certified to the Governor by the judge of the circuit court for the county; […]
Section 12-16-36 – Appointment of Persons to Act as Members of Commission in Event of Absence From State, Sickness, etc., of Two Members.
Section 12-16-36 Appointment of persons to act as members of commission in event of absence from state, sickness, etc., of two members. In the event that two members of the jury commission are absent from the state, sick or for any reason cannot discharge the duties imposed upon them by this article, then the other […]
Section 12-16-37 – Clerks of Commissions – Authority for Employment; Compensation; Clerical Assistance.
Section 12-16-37 Clerks of commissions – Authority for employment; compensation; clerical assistance. (a) The clerk of the circuit court in counties having a population of 60,000 or less according to the last federal census preceding his election or appointment, may elect to serve as clerk of the jury commission; provided that notice of his intent […]
Section 12-16-38 – Clerks of Commissions – Oath of Office.
Section 12-16-38 Clerks of commissions – Oath of office. Every clerk of a jury commission, before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this article, must take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by Section 279 of the Constitution and file the same for record in the probate office of the county. (Acts […]
Section 12-16-39 – Clerks of Commissions – Duties.
Section 12-16-39 Clerks of commissions – Duties. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
Section 12-16-40 – Clerks of Commissions – Clerks to Devote Such Time as Required by Commissions to Performance of Duties; Clerks Not to Be Paid for Sundays; Discharge of Clerks.
Section 12-16-40 Clerks of commissions – Clerks to devote such time as required by commissions to performance of duties; clerks not to be paid for Sundays; discharge of clerks. The clerk of the jury commission shall give such time to the performance of his duties as may be required by the jury commission but shall […]
Section 12-16-41 – Duty of Jury Commission as to Preparation of Jury Roll and Jury Box; Entry of Juror’s Name on Jury Roll, etc.; Scanning of Registration Lists, Telephone Directories, etc., and Visiting of Precincts by Clerk.
Section 12-16-41 Duty of jury commission as to preparation of jury roll and jury box; entry of juror’s name on jury roll, etc.; scanning of registration lists, telephone directories, etc., and visiting of precincts by clerk. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
Section 12-16-42 – Preparation, Maintenance, etc., of Jury Roll, Cards and Box Generally.
Section 12-16-42 Preparation, maintenance, etc., of jury roll, cards and box generally. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
Section 12-16-43 – Qualifications of Persons to Be Placed on Jury Roll and in Jury Box Generally; Service on Juries by Persons Over Age 65.
Section 12-16-43 Qualifications of persons to be placed on jury roll and in jury box generally; service on juries by persons over age 65. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
Section 12-16-44 – Preparation, etc., of Separate Jury Rolls and Boxes for Courts of Territorial Subdivisions of Counties.
Section 12-16-44 Preparation, etc., of separate jury rolls and boxes for courts of territorial subdivisions of counties. Whenever a court requiring grand and petit juries or petit juries is established for and held in a territorial subdivision of the county, the jury commission shall make and keep a separate roll and make a separate box […]
Section 12-16-45 – Notification of Commission as to Necessity to Refill Jury Box; Emptying and Refilling of Box by Circuit Court Judge.
Section 12-16-45 Notification of commission as to necessity to refill jury box; emptying and refilling of box by circuit court judge. Whenever it shall appear to the judge of the circuit court that the jury box is so nearly exhausted as to require refilling, he shall notify the president of the jury commission, who in […]
Section 12-16-46 – Certification of New Jury Roll and Refilling of Jury Box by Commission.
Section 12-16-46 Certification of new jury roll and refilling of jury box by commission. Whenever the names in the jury box are exhausted or so far depleted that they will probably be exhausted at the next drawing of jurors, the jury commission shall proceed to make and certify a new roll and deposit the names […]
Section 12-16-47 – Certification to Commission by Court Clerks of Names of Persons Empaneled on Juries; Entry of Notation on Jury Roll by Clerk of Commission.
Section 12-16-47 Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons empaneled on juries; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. The clerks of the several courts in which juries are empaneled shall, from time to time as the juries are empaneled, certify to the jury commission the names of all […]
Section 12-16-48 – Certification to Commission by Court Clerks of Names of Persons Found Disqualified or Exempt From Jury Service; Entry of Notation on Jury Roll by Clerk of Commission.
Section 12-16-48 Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons found disqualified or exempt from jury service; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. The clerks of the several courts shall also certify to the jury commission the names of all persons who have been found by the court to […]
Section 12-16-49 – Taxing of Cost of Summoning, etc., Unqualified Person on Jury Roll Against Clerk or Members of Commission.
Section 12-16-49 Taxing of cost of summoning, etc., unqualified person on jury roll against clerk or members of commission. Whenever it appears to the court that a person’s name has been placed upon a jury roll who did not, at the time he was enrolled, possess the qualifications required by law, the court may, in […]