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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 596
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(7) Is a party in a civil suit, except for those civil actions in which a party
is not entitled to a jury trial, pending in the court in which [he] THE PERSON is called
to serve;
(8) Is under 18 years of age; or
(9) Fails to meet any other objective test prescribed by the Court of
Appeals.
8-209.
(a) The only persons exempt from jury service are:
(1) A member of the organized militia who is certified by the military
department as a member; and
(2) A person who is 70 years old or older who has made a written request
to the jury commissioner or clerk for an exemption.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, in any 3-year period, a
person may not be required to:
(1) Serve or attend court for prospective service as a petit juror for more
than one term of court, except when necessary to complete service in a particular
case; or
(2) Serve on more than one grand jury; or
(3) Serve as both a grand and petit juror.
(e) (1) [As] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
AS to any juror who has actually served on a petit jury for less than 5 days, the 3-year
limitation on frequency of jury service provided by subsection (b) of this section may
be reduced to not less than 1 year by appropriate provision in a juror selection plan
adopted under § 8-201 of this [article] SUBTITLE.
(2) ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2006, A JUROR SELECTION PLAN FOR SERVING
ON A PETIT JURY SHALL:
(I) PROVIDE FOR A 2-YEAR LIMITATION ON FREQUENCY OF JURY
SERVICE; AND
(II) BE MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-201(D) OF THIS
SUBTITLE.
8-209.1.
(A) ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2006, A PERSON SUMMONED TO PETIT JURY SERVICE
MAY REQUEST A POSTPONEMENT OF SERVICE FROM THE JURY COMMISSIONER OR
THE CLERK OF COURT.
(B) WITHIN 5 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE SUMMONS, A PROSPECTIVE JUROR
SHALL CONTACT THE JURY COMMISSIONER OR THE CLERK IN PERSON, IN WRITING,
BY TELEPHONE, OR BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO REQUEST THE POSTPONEMENT.
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