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Ch. 372 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) CANNOT COMPREHEND WRITTEN ENGLISH, READ ENGLISH, OR
WRITE ENGLISH PROFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO COMPLETE A JUROR QUALIFICATION
FORM SATISFACTORILY;
(3) HAS A DISABILITY THAT, AS DOCUMENTED BY A HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER'S CERTIFICATION, PREVENTS THE INDIVIDUAL FROM PROVIDING
SATISFACTORY JURY SERVICE;
(4) HAS BEEN CONVICTED, IN A FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF RECORD,
OF A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS AND
RECEIVED A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS: OR
(5) HAS A CHARGE PENDING, IN A FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF
RECORD, FOR A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR 6
MONTHS.
(C) CONVICTION.
AN INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIES FOR JURY SERVICE NOTWITHSTANDING A
DISQUALIFYING CONVICTION UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(4) OF THIS SECTION IF:
(1) THE INDIVIDUAL IS PARDONED; OR
(2) AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLETES A JUROR
QUALIFICATION FORM, THE INDIVIDUAL;
(I) IS NOT INCARCERATED, ON PROBATION, OR ON PAROLE, OR
REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW TO REGISTER AS A CHILD SEXUAL
OFFENDER, AN OFFENDER, A SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER, OR A SEXUALLY
VIOLENT PREDATOR; AND
(II) HAS COMPLETED, AND AT LEAST 3 YEARS HAVE ELAPSED
SINCE THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED, THE COURT ORDERED SENTENCE FOR THE
CONVICTION, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE, FINE, PAROLE, PROBATION, AND
RESTITUTION.
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new language substituted
for former CJ § 8-207(b)(1). and (8), which barred those "not
constitutionally qualified to vote" and "under 18". The substitution is
based on the statutory criteria for voter registration in current EL §
3-102(a)(l) through (3) but revised to date adulthood from the date of
selection as a prospective juror and to base county residence on the date of
being sworn as a juror. The substitution adds the introductory disclaimer,
"[notwithstanding § 8-102 of this subtitle", to make clear that the
all-inclusive statement of public policy is curtailed by the specific criteria
set forth in this section. The substitution uses, in subsection (a)(3) of this
section, the phrase "in the county" instead of the former clause "where the
court convenes", to accommodate an extraordinary circumstance that
might require a court to sit outside its county. As to "adult" and "county",
see Art. 1, §§ 24 and 14 of the Code, respectively.
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