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Session Laws, 1969
Volume 692, Page 983   View pdf image
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          983

a judge of said court shall publicly draw at random from the master
jury wheel the names of as many persons as may be required for jury
service. The clerk or jury commissioner shall prepare an alphabetical
list of the names drawn, which list shall not be disclosed to any person
except pursuant to the juror selection plan and to sections 10 and 11
of this Article. The clerk or jury commissioner shall mail to every
person whose name is drawn from the master wheel a jury qualifica-
tion form accompanied by instructions to fill out and return the form,
duly signed and certified to the clerk or jury commissioner by mail
within ten days. If the person is unable to fill out the form, another
shall do it for him and shall indicate that he has done so and the reason
therefor. In any case in which it appears that there is an
omission,
ambiguity, or error in a form, the clerk or jury commissioner shall
return the form with instructions to the person to make such addi-
tions or corrections as necessary and to return the form to the clerk
or jury commissioner within ten days of receipt. Any person who fails
to return a completed juror qualification form as instructed may be
summoned by the clerk or jury commissioner forthwith to appear
before the clerk or jury commissioner to fill out a juror qualification
form. At the time of his appearance for jury service,
OR AT THE
TIME OF ANY INTERVIEW BEFORE THE JURY, JUDGE,
CLERK, OR JURY COMMISSIONER any person may be required
to fill out another juror qualification form in the presence of the
jury commissioner or the clerk of the court, at which time, in such
cases as it appears warranted, the person may be questioned, but
only with regard to his responses to questions contained on the forms
AND GROUNDS FOR HIS EXCUSE OR DISQUALIFICATION.
Any information thus acquired by the clerk or jury commissioner
may be noted on the juror qualification form and transmitted to the
jury judge.

(b) Any person summoned pursuant to subsection (a) of this sec-
tion who fails to appear as directed shall be ordered by the circuit
court or Supreme Bench of Baltimore City forthwith to appear and
show cause for his failure to comply with the summons. Any person
who fails to appear pursuant to such order or who fails to show good
cause for noncompliance with the summons may be fined not more
than $100 or imprisoned not more than three days, or both. Any per-
son who willfully misrepresents a material fact on a juror qualifica-
tion form for the purpose of avoiding or securing service as a juror
may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than thirty
days, or both.

6. Qualifications for jury service

(a)  The jury judge MAY on his initiative or MAY upon rec-
ommendation of the clerk or jury commissioner, shall determine
solely on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification
form
, INTERVIEW WITH THE PROSPECTIVE JUROR, and
other competent evidence whether a perso