Chapter 43, JURORS

43-107. Drawing of grand and petit jurors. (a) At least 30 days before service is required, the clerk of the court of the county where such court is to be held shall draw from the jury box the names of 30 persons to serve as grand jurors and the names of 24 persons to serve as pe…

43-112a. Montgomery county; jurors to serve at either court on order of judge. All jurors drawn for service in the district court, either at Independence or Coffeyville, shall be eligible to serve both at Independence or Coffeyville for and during the term for which they are draw…

43-112b. Neosho county; jurors to serve at Chanute or Erie, when. All jurors drawn for service in the district court of Neosho county, either at Chanute or Erie, shall be eligible to serve both at Chanute and Erie for and during the terms for which they are drawn, if ordered to d…

43-127. Penalty for seeking jury service or to have another placed on jury list. If any person shall ask, procure or offer to procure, for himself or for another person, a place upon any jury, or shall seek to have himself or another placed upon the list of jurors as by this act …

43-155. Jury service; declaration of public policy. The public policy of this state is declared to be that jury service is the solemn obligation of all qualified citizens, and that excuses from the discharge of this responsibility should be granted by the judges of the courts of …

43-156. Same; right to serve as juror; qualification as elector. No person shall be excluded from service as a grand or petit juror in the district courts of Kansas on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status. Every juror, grand and petit, shall …

43-157. Same; definitions. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Jury list" means a list of those persons qualified for jury duty in a county as such list is prepared in accordance with this act; (b) "Commissioner" or "jury commissioner" means the judge …

43-158. Same; persons excluded from jury service. The following persons shall be excused from jury service: (a) Persons unable to understand the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to respond to a jury questionnaire form prepared by the commissioner; (b) pers…

43-159. Same; exclusions from jury service by court. In addition to the persons excused from jury service in K.S.A. 43-158, and amendments thereto, the following persons may be excused from jury service by the court: (a) Persons so physically or mentally infirm as to be unequal t…

43-160. Same; taxpayers of municipality not excluded from jury service in actions against municipality. In all actions brought by or against any county, city or other municipal corporations, inhabitants of the same may be jurors if otherwise competent and qualified and may not be…

43-161. Same; juror questionnaires; failure to or falsely answering questions, criminal penalty. Each jury commissioner may require any person whose name has been selected for a jury list prepared in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 43-162, and amendments thereto, to answ…

43-162. Jury service; preparation of jury lists. All jury lists shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this act. Jury commissioners shall cause to be prepared under their supervision a list of persons qualified as jurors in each county. Jury lists shall be prepare…

43-163. Same; preparation of cards for wheel; drawing of cards to select jury panels; maintenance and control of wheel; use of computers, when. Jury commissioners shall cause cards to be prepared such that the name of each person on the jury list shall appear on one card. Such ca…

43-164. Same; selection of jury panels; procedure. Whenever it is necessary to secure a panel of jurors, or additional members for a panel of jurors, names shall be drawn from the wheel of the county as herein provided. If such panel of jurors, or additional names for a panel, is…

43-165. Same; rules governing jury service, enforcement; unexcused nonattendance of juror, penalty. Each judicial district of the district court may direct from time to time, the number of jurors to be summoned for said court, and how long they shall be summoned before their atte…

43-166. Same; summoning jury panel, when; notice; return of jury list; use of first class mail in lieu of restricted mail. At least twenty (20) days before the attendance date of a jury panel, and unless a different time period be established by local rule, the clerk of the distr…

43-167. Jury service; additional jurors. In all cases where an insufficient number of jurors appear or if a panel be exhausted by challenge or otherwise before the jury is sworn, the court may order the sheriff, other officer or the special jury clerk, as provided by subsection (…

43-168. Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial. If by reason of death, sickness or other disability the judge before whom a jury trial has commenced is unable to proceed with the trial, another judge sitting in or assigned to the court in which the action is being t…

43-170. Jury service; summoning jurors. Whenever names of members of a jury panel or additional names for a jury panel have been drawn, the jury commissioner or jury clerk shall certify the list thereof to the clerk of the court where such panel or additional jurors are to serve.…

43-171. Same; jurors' fees. Jurors shall be paid the following fees from the county general fund: (a) An amount, not less than $10 nor more than $50, as determined by the county commission, for each day of attendance, to attend court pursuant to this act; and (b) mileage, at the …

43-172. Constitutionality. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given without the invalid provision or application, and to th…

43-173. Jury service; right to serve; liability; costs. (a) No employer shall discharge or threaten to discharge any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service, or the attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such service, in any court of Kansas. (b…

43-174. Jury service; disqualifying information. (a) On and after July 1, 2013, any jury commissioner that receives information regarding citizenship from a prospective juror or court of this state that disqualifies or potentially disqualifies such prospective juror from jury ser…