Title 2B, Title 2B: COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE

2B:23-13 Peremptory challenges. 2B:23-13. Peremptory challenges. Upon the trial of any action in any court of this State, the parties shall be entitled to peremptory challenges as follows: a. In any civil action, each party, 6. b. Upon an indictment for kidnapping, murder, aggrav…

2B:23-14. Trial of challenges to jurors All challenges to panels of jurors or to individual jurors shall be decided by the court. Source: 2A:78-8 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

2B:23-15. Time for making challenges a. Challenges to jurors may be made at any time before the juror is sworn to try the case. b. No challenge to a juror may be made after the juror is sworn to try the case unless: (1) the basis for the challenge could not reasonably have been k…

2B:23-16. Jury of view a. At any time during trial the court may order that the jury view the lands, places or personal property in question to understand the evidence better. The court shall direct the viewing procedure. The order shall be directed to the proper officer, specify…

2B:23-17. Verdict by five-sixths of the jury In any civil trial by jury, at least five-sixths of the jurors shall render the verdict unless the parties stipulate that a smaller majority of jurors may render the verdict. Source: 2A:80-2 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

2B:23-18. Disagreement of jurors If the jury does not agree on a verdict, the court may order a new trial. Source: 2A:80-3 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

2B:23-2. Selection of trial jury from panel a. When a jury is required for trial, the names or identifying numbers of the jurors who constitute the panel or panels from which the jury is to be selected shall be placed on uniform pieces of paper or other uniform markers. The marke…

2B:23-3. Impaneling of additional jurors The court may direct the impaneling of a jury with additional members having the same qualifications and impaneled and sworn in the same manner as a jury of 12 or 6. All the jurors shall hear the case, but the court for good cause may excu…

2B:23-4. Names of selected trial jurors The names of the jurors selected and sworn to try a case shall be made a part of the record of the case. Source: 2A:74-4 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

2B:23-5. Names of jurors drawn for trial jury replace in pool After a jury has been selected and sworn, the names or identifying numbers of jurors not sworn to try the case shall be returned to the general pool of eligible jurors before the drawing of another jury. The names or i…

2B:23-6. Oath of jurors The following oath shall be administered to each juror: "Do you swear or affirm that you will try the matter in dispute and give a true verdict according to the evidence?" Source: 2A:74-6 L.1995,c.44,s.1.

2B:23-7. Oath of officer attending jury The following oath shall be administered to the officer appointed to attend the jury: "Do you swear or affirm that you will do your best to keep every person sworn on this jury together in a private place, and that you will not allow any pe…

2B:23-8. Jurors to serve beyond period for which drawn until completion of trial When a jury does not complete its trial service during the session for which its members are to serve as jurors, the court may order that the jury shall serve until the completion of the trial even t…

2B:23-9. Juries drawn from other counties a. When a court orders a trial by a jury drawn from outside the county in which the court is sitting, the order shall specify the number of jurors to be returned and shall be directed, and made returnable, to the sheriff of the county fro…