1. To serve or to be considered for jury service, a person must possess the following minimum qualifications:

 a. Be eighteen years of age or older.
 b. Be a citizen of the United States.
 c. Be able to understand the English language in a written, spoken, or manually signed mode.
 d. Be able to receive and evaluate information such that the person is capable of rendering satisfactory juror service.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 607A.4

  • Court: means the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602. See Iowa Code 607A.3
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Juror: means any person identified for service on either the grand or petit jury who attends court when originally instructed to report or is deferred to a future date uncertain, or is on-call and available to report to court when so needed and so requested by the court. See Iowa Code 607A.3
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. However, a person possessing the minimum qualifications for service or consideration for service may be disqualified for service or consideration for service if the person has, directly or indirectly, requested to be placed on a list for juror service.
 3. A person who claims disqualification for any of the grounds identified in this section may, upon the person’s own volition, or shall, upon the court‘s volition, submit in writing to the court’s satisfaction, documentation that verifies disqualification from juror service.
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