Revision Note Part heading added pursuant to §23G-15. §612-1 Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this State that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity in accordance […]
§612-10 REPEALED. L 1987, c 366, §16.
§612-11 Master list. (a) Each year the clerk for each circuit shall compile a master list. The master list shall consist of all voter registration lists for the circuit, which shall be supplemented with other lists of persons residing in the circuit, such as lists of taxpayers and licensed drivers. Notwithstanding any other law to […]
§612-12 Master jury wheel. Each year the clerk for each circuit, by random selection, shall place in the master jury wheel the names of prospective jurors taken from the master list, in such number as the clerk determines should be processed in order to provide the number of jurors required for the ensuing year. From […]
§612-13 Juror qualification form. (a) The clerk shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names in the master jury wheel, which shall not be disclosed to any person other than pursuant to this chapter or specific order of the court. The clerk shall mail to every name on the list a juror qualification form accompanied […]
§612-14 Qualified jury wheel. (a) Upon return of the juror qualification forms, the clerk, after careful investigation in each case, shall select for prospective jury service all those persons whom the clerk believes are qualified and not exempt; provided that any person who is exempt may be selected if the person waives the person’s exemption. […]
§612-15 Certified jury lists. (a) Every year, the clerk of each circuit shall make and file, not later than January 5, one or more certified lists of the names and addresses of such number of persons as the court may order, subject to serve as grand jurors during the ensuing year from and after January […]
§612-16 Grand jury. (a) The court shall order one or more grand juries to be impaneled at such times as the public interest requires; provided that there shall be an annual initial impaneling not later than January 15. (b) For the impaneling of a grand jury, the prospective jurors on a certified list of grand […]
§612-17 Trial jury. (a) This section shall be applicable to the drawing of a trial jury and service thereon. (b) Whenever a judge requires the services of a trial jury for use in proceedings before the judge or any other judge of the circuit, the judge may order the required number of jurors from the […]
§612-18 Trial jury; additional requirements. (a) If the court so orders, prospective trial jurors shall be drawn and summoned, and further proceedings had as provided in section 612-17. (b) In no case shall the trial jurors be chosen other than by lot, nor shall the trial jury be selected from the prospective jurors other than […]
§612-19 Summoning of prospective jurors. (a) When so ordered by the court, the clerk shall transmit to the chief of police or a bailiff the names of prospective jurors to be summoned. The chief of police or bailiff, either personally or through an authorized subordinate, shall summon the persons named to attend the court by […]
§612-2 Prohibition of discrimination. A citizen shall not be excluded from jury service in this State on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or physical disability, except as provided in section 612-4(b)(1). [L 1973, c 191, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 159, §9; am L 2007, c 122, §1]
§612-20 Requests for exemption or excuse. If a person who is exempt or who believes oneself to be entitled to be excused from jury duty, is summoned as a juror, even though the person did not request exemption or excuse previously, or was not exempted or excused by the clerk, the person may make the […]
§612-21 Jurors disqualified, exempted, or excused. Whenever a juror has been disqualified, exempted, or excused, that fact shall be noted, and the juror shall not be subject to service for the period of time commensurate with the nature and circumstances of the juror’s disqualification, exemption, or excuse. [L 1973, c 191, pt of §1; gen […]
§612-22 Trial jurors subject to one year of service; one day or one trial requirement. The persons whose names are placed on the certified lists of prospective trial jurors filed by the clerk shall be subject to service for one year from and after January 1 and until the filing of new certified lists; provided […]
§612-23 Challenging compliance with selection procedures. (a) Promptly after the moving party discovered or by the exercise of diligence could have discovered the grounds therefor, and in any event before the trial jury is sworn to try the case, a party may move to stay the proceedings, and in a criminal case to quash the […]
§612-24 Preservation of records. All records and papers compiled and maintained by the clerk in connection with the selection and service of jurors shall be preserved by the clerk for four years after the termination of the prescribed period of service and for any longer period ordered by the court. [L 1973, c 191, pt […]
§612-25 Protection of jurors’ employment. (a) An employer shall not deprive an employee of the employee’s 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. (b) Any employer who violates subsection (a) is guilty […]
§612-26 Use of electronic or other means for drawing grand and trial juries. Selections of citizens who are subject to jury duty and drawings of jury lists, may be made by electronic data processing or any other method to ensure random selection of jurors and implement the purposes of this chapter. [L 1973, c 191, […]
§612-27 Rules. The supreme court is authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal rules of court, not inconsistent with the policies and objectives set forth in this chapter, regulating all aspects of the selection and management of grand and trial jurors, and setting forth policies, procedures, and forms for the selection and management of grand and […]
