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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor S.B. 796
Senate Bill No. 796
AN ACT concerning
Jury Selection and Service
FOR the purpose of revising substantively and nonsubstantively the laws relating to
juries and selection of jurors, including duties and rights as to jury service,
selection policies, a ban against discrimination in selection, a ban against
recommendations and volunteers for jury service, qualification criteria,
disqualifying factors, construction of provisions, inherent authority of judges as
to juries and jurors, effect on postconviction relief, authorized and required jury
plan rules and provisions, implementation agreements, jury judges, jury
commissioners and acting jury commissioners, jury pools, allocation of grand
and trial jurors, summonses, screening for disqualification, excusal, or
exemption from, and postponement of, service, multiple service, minimum size
of jury and array, supplementary questionnaires, challenges in civil and
criminal cases, disqualification by trial judge, temporary excusal of sworn
jurors, separation or sequestration, grand juries, assignment and compensation
of grand jury court reporters, attendees at grand jury proceedings, certain oaths,
transcripts, and investigations in a certain jurisdiction, reimbursement with
State per diem and local supplement, budget requirements, certificate of jury
commissioner, donations, and prohibited acts and penalties as to employment
loss, leave policies, failure to return completed juror qualification forms, to
appear for jury service, or to complete jury service, material misrepresentations,
records, and access and other disclosures of information; providing for certain
misdemeanors to be within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the circuit
courts; adding a provision referencing rights and duties of employees in
connection with jury service; altering the duties of the State Administrator of
Elections or a designee with regard to providing voter registration lists to jury
commissioners; altering the duties of the Motor Vehicle Administrator or a
designee with regard to providing lists of driver's license and identity card
holders and providing notice with vehicle registration information; altering
application requirements; requiring cooperation in keeping data current;
requiring the Military Department to adopt certain regulations as to exemption
of a member of the organized militia from State jury service; altering provisions
for disclosure of jury lists to the Director of the Health Claims Arbitration
Office; repealing provisions relating to jury terms; deleting a defined term;
defining certain terms; repealing inconsistent and obsolete laws; renumbering
certain provisions relating to admission of records; making certain stylistic
changes; authorizing the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make
certain corrections; establishing that certain catchlines, captions, and
Committee Notes in this Act are not law; providing for effective dates of this Act;
and generally relating to juries and jury service.
BY repealing
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
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