Title 04, Title 04: Judiciary

§ 956. Contents of list Names may be added or dropped from the jury list in accordance with rules issued by the Court Administrator under section 952 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 957. Drawing and summoning jurors The manner of drawing and summoning jurors from the lists provided shall be in accordance with the rules of the court in which they are called to serve and all applicable statutes, including section 952 of this title, requiring that the panel s…

§ 958. Nonappearance; penalty A juror who does not appear after being summoned, and does not submit an excuse satisfactory to the court in which the juror was summoned to appear, shall be assessed a civil penalty by the presiding judge of not more than $200.00. The prospective ju…

§ 959. Grand jurors; venire The clerk, as directed by the judges of each Superior Court, shall summon 18 judicious persons within the unit to appear at any stated or special term of that court to serve as grand jurors of the unit. The clerk of the court shall issue a venire accor…

§ 961. Failure to return form; misrepresentation; penalties (a) Any person who fails to return a completed questionnaire within 14 days of its receipt may be summoned by the Superior Court clerk to appear forthwith before the clerk to fill out a jury questionnaire. Any person so …

§ 962. Qualifications; excuse from service (a) A person shall be qualified for jury service if the person: (1) is a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of majority; (2) resides within the geographical jurisdiction of the court in which called to serve; (3) is ab…

§ 963. Term of service A person summoned to petit jury service shall not appear before the court for jury selection more than three times in any two-year period of time and shall be required to appear at the courthouse to serve as a juror on the date of trial no more than three t…