Title 42, JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any prohibition found in any other law, regulation or rule to the contrary, the following departments shall submit to the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, in a format provided herein, a list of individuals as designated for that department t…

After receipt of the juror qualification forms as provided in section 4521(d) (relating to selection of prospective jurors), the jury selection commission shall determine whether or not those individuals returning the forms are qualified for jury service, as provided in section 4…

(a) Maintenance of list.--The jury selection commission shall create and maintain a list of names of all prospective jurors who have been disqualified and the reasons for their disqualification. The list shall be open for public inspection. (b) Relatives of criminal homicide vict…

Except as otherwise provided in section 4525 (relating to equipment used for selection of jurors), the jury selection commission shall maintain a master list or jury wheel and shall place therein the names of persons included on the list of qualified jurors. Upon receipt of a cou…

The jury selection commission is authorized, but not required, to use mechanical or electro-mechanical devices or business machines in the random selection, drawing, investigating, summoning and listing of jurors. Cross References. Section 4525 is referred to in section 4524 of t…

(a) Challenge to array.--Within ten days after publication of the array a party to a matter on a then published list of cases scheduled for jury trial may petition the court to stay the proceedings in the case where he is a party and to select a new jury array, or for other appro…

Except as otherwise prescribed by general rule, errors and omissions in the selection of jurors under this subchapter shall not constitute grounds to set aside any jury verdict in any civil or criminal matter or to arrest, reverse, open or strike any judgment entered on a jury ve…

Court orders directing the jury selection commission to select an array of jurors shall be issued in the form prescribed by general rules or rule of court. Renumbering. Section 4531 was renumbered from 4541 pursuant to section 216(a)(1) of the act of October 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.…

Persons who have been selected for service as jurors shall be summoned to serve in a manner determined by the jury selection commission with the concurrence of the president judge. (Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days) Renumbering. Section 4532 was renumbered from 4542 …

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Investigating Grand Jury Act." Renumbering. Former section 4541 was renumbered 4531 pursuant to section 216(a)(1) of the act of October 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: "Attorney for the Commonwealth." The district attorney of the county in which a county investigating grand jury is …

(a) General rule.--In addition to such other grand juries as are called from time to time, county investigating grand juries shall be summoned as provided in subsection (b). (b) On the initiative of attorney for Commonwealth.--Application may be made to the president judge of the…

(a) General rule.--Application for a multicounty investigating grand jury may be made by the Attorney General to the Supreme Court. In such application the Attorney General shall state that, in his judgment, the convening of a multicounty investigating grand jury is necessary bec…

(a) General rule.--Each investigating grand jury shall be composed initially of 23 members and have a minimum of seven and not more than 15 alternates. Subsequent vacancies shall be filled by substituting alternates for the members who are excused or otherwise unable to continue …

(a) General rule.--An investigating grand jury shall not be limited in duration to any term of court. Each such investigating grand jury shall, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), serve for a term of 18 months, unless an order for discharge shall be entered earlier by …

Whenever the attorney for the Commonwealth determines that the volume of work of an investigating grand jury exceeds the capacity of the investigating grand jury to discharge its obligations, he may make application to the court to impanel additional investigating grand juries un…

(a) General rule.--The investigating grand jury shall have the power to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the Commonwealth alleged to have been committed within the county or counties in which it is summoned. Such power shall include the investigative resources o…

(a) Documents and transcript.--Any document produced before an investigating grand jury may be copied or reproduced. Each statement, question, comment or response of the supervising judge, the attorney for the Commonwealth, any witness, any grand juror or any other person which i…

(a) General rule.--Before submitting an investigation to the investigating grand jury the attorney for the Commonwealth shall submit a notice to the supervising judge. This notice shall allege that the matter in question should be brought to the attention of the investigating gra…

(a) General rule.--Should the investigating grand jury determine that upon the basis of evidence presented to it a presentment should be returned against an individual, the grand jury shall direct the attorney for the Commonwealth to prepare a presentment which shall be submitted…

(a) General rule.--Any investigating grand jury, by an affirmative majority vote of the full investigating grand jury, may, at any time during its term submit to the supervising judge an investigating grand jury report. (b) Examination by court.--The judge to whom such report is …

(a) County.--The expenses of a county investigating grand jury shall be borne by the county in which it is impaneled. (b) Multicounty.--The expenses of any multicounty investigating grand jury shall be borne by the Commonwealth. (1) Multicounty investigating grand jurors shall be…

(a) Compensation.--A person summoned to serve as a juror shall receive compensation at the rate of $9 a day for the first three days in any calendar year he shall be required to report for service and $25 a day for each day thereafter in such calendar year that such person is req…

Except where jury tampering is being investigated by the proper authorities, a juror shall not be required to answer to any person concerning the manner in which the jury reached its verdict or why it was unable to agree upon a verdict.

(a) General rule.--An employer shall not deprive an employee of his employment, seniority position or benefits, or threaten or otherwise coerce him with respect thereto, because the employee receives a summons, responds thereto, serves as a juror or attends court for prospective …

1982 Amendment. Section 4563.1 was deleted by amendment December 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, effective in 60 days.

Alternate jurors shall be selected and shall serve as jurors under terms and conditions prescribed by general rules.

A person shall not be challenged for cause and excluded from serving as a juror in any action or proceeding in which a political subdivision is a party or is interested because such person is or was an officer, rated citizen or inhabitant in such political subdivision or owns ass…

(a) Commission members and employees.--Any member of the jury selection commission or any employee, clerk, investigator or assistant in the employ of the commission, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of unlawfully procuring the selection or n…

Any person who directly or indirectly unlawfully tampers with the names drawn from the master list of prospective jurors or jury wheel or with the master list of prospective jurors or jury wheel or with any array or jury list commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.

Any person who, having in any manner ascertained the names of persons drawn from the master list of prospective jurors or jury wheel, shall thereafter discuss with any prospective juror the facts or alleged facts of any particular suit or cause then listed for trial in the court …

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of aggravated jury tampering if the person influences, intimidates or impedes or attempts to influence, intimidate or impede a juror in the discharge of the juror's duties in a civil or criminal trial and: (1) The actor employs f…

A prospective juror who has been summoned to serve as a juror and who fails to appear as summoned shall, unless exempt or excused pursuant to section 4503 (relating to exemptions from jury duty), be punishable for contempt of court and may be fined in an amount not exceeding $500…