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Indiana Code Title 33. Courts and Court Officers § 33-28-5-12

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 12. (a) Under the supervision of the supervising judge, the jury administrator shall prepare a written plan for the selection of grand and petit jurors in the county.  The plan must be designed to achieve the objectives of this chapter.  The plan must specify the following:

(1) Source of names for the master list.

(2) Form of the master list.

(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.

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