Indiana Code 33-28-5-23. Completion of jury service
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Sec. 23. (a) A person who appears for service as a petit or grand juror serves until the conclusion of the first trial in which the juror is sworn, regardless of the length of the trial or the manner in which the trial is disposed. A person who appears for service but is not selected and sworn as a juror completes the person’s service when jury selection is complete.
(1) serves as a juror under this chapter; or
(b) Except by order of the supervising judge, a person who:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-28-5-23
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- 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
- supervising judge: means a judge of the courts designated to supervise the jury assembly process. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-7
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2) serves until jury selection is complete but is not chosen to serve as a juror;
may not be selected for another jury panel until all nonexempt persons in the jury pool have been called for jury duty.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-11-23.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.80-2006, SEC.8; P.L.118-2007, SEC.19.