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Ch. 596 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
[(b)] (C) Any person summoned for jury service may be excused from a
particular jury:
(1) In accordance with rule or law if more jurors are summoned than are
required to be impaneled in a particular case;
(2) By the court after a determination that the person may be unable to
render impartial jury service or that [his] THE PERSON'S service would be likely to
disrupt the proceedings;
(3) By the court after a determination that the juror's service may
threaten the secrecy of the proceedings or otherwise adversely affect the integrity of
the jury deliberations; but a person may not be excused on this ground unless the
court states on the record its reasons for the excuse and its determination that the
excuse is warranted and will not be inconsistent with §§ 8-102 and 8-103 of this title;
(4) By a party upon peremptory challenge as provided by rule or law; or
(5) By the court upon a challenge by a party for good cause shown.
[(c)] (D) A person may not be disqualified, excused, or excluded from service
in a particular case as a juror of the State by reason of [his] THE PERSON'S beliefs
against capital punishment unless such belief would prevent [his] THE PERSON
returning an impartial verdict according to law.
[(d)] (E) No person or class of person may be disqualified, GRANTED A
POSTPONEMENT IN THE CASE OF PETIT JURY SERVICE, excused, or exempted from
service as a juror except under this section [or], § 8-209, § 8-209.1, OR § 8-209.2 of this
[title] SUBTITLE.
[(e)] (F) Any person excused from jury service or from a particular jury under
subsection (a), (b), [or] (c), OR (D) of this section is eligible to sit on another jury if the
basis for [his] THE PERSON'S excuse is not relevant to [his] THE PERSON'S ability to
serve on the other jury.
[(f)] (G) When a person is disqualified or excused from jury service, the jury
commissioner or clerk shall note the specific reason in the space provided on [his]
THE PERSON'S juror qualification form or on the juror's card drawn from the qualified
jury wheel.
8-401.
(a) An employer who violates the provisions of § 8-105 of this title may be
fined not more than $1,000.
(b) A person summoned to fill out a juror qualification form, or a person
summoned for jury service who fails to appear or complete jury service as directed,
shall be ordered by the court to appear forthwith and show cause for his failure to
comply with the summons. A person who fails to show good cause for his
noncompliance with the summons is subject to a fine of not more than $100 or
imprisonment for not more than three days, or both for each infraction.
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