Indiana Code 33-28-5-12. Plan for selection of grand and petit jurors
(1) Source of names for the master list.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-28-5-12
- courts: means courts that conduct jury trials. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-1
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- jury administrator: means the court administrator, the county clerk, or other clerical personnel appointed by a supervising judge to administer the jury assembly process. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-3
- jury pool: means the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors drawn at random from the master list. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-3.5
- master list: means a form of record that contains the current lists approved by the supreme court that may be used to select prospective jurors. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-5
- supervising judge: means a judge of the courts designated to supervise the jury assembly process. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-7
(3) Method of selecting names from the master list.
(4) Methods for maintaining records of names drawn, jurors qualified, and jurors’ deferrals and reasons to be deferred, including specifying any necessary forms.
(5) Method of drawing names of qualified jurors for prospective service.
(6) Procedures to be followed by prospective jurors in requesting to be deferred from jury service.
(7) Number of petit jurors that constitutes a panel for civil and criminal cases or a description of the uniform manner in which this determination is made.
(8) That upon receipt of an order for a grand jury, the jury administrator shall publicly, and in accordance with section 20 of this chapter, draw at random from the jury pool twelve (12) qualified jurors and direct them to appear before the supervising judge. The supervising judge shall randomly select six (6) jurors after:
(A) explaining to the twelve (12) prospective jurors the duties and responsibilities of a grand jury; and
(B) deferring jurors under section 18 of this chapter.
(b) The plan must be submitted by the jury administrator to the judges of the courts. The judges of the courts shall approve or direct modification of the plan not later than sixty (60) days after its receipt. If the plan is found not to comply, the court shall order the jury administrator to make the necessary changes to bring the plan into compliance. The approved plan must go into effect not later than sixty (60) days after the plan is approved by the judges of the courts.
(c) The plan may be modified at any time according to the procedure specified under this chapter.
(d) The plan is a public document on file in the office of the jury administrator and must be available for inspection at all reasonable times.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-11-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.118-2007, SEC.10.