Sec. 9. The jury assembly process must provide a uniform system of jury selection for the courts ensuring that:

(1) persons selected for jury service are selected at random from a fair cross-section of the population of the area served by the courts; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-28-5-9

  • courts: means courts that conduct jury trials. See Indiana Code 33-28-5-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) qualified citizens have the opportunity under this chapter to:

(A) be considered for jury service in the county; and

(B) fulfill their obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-11-9.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.118-2007, SEC.8.