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§ 8-402. Disqualification, excusal, or exemption of individuals from jury duty

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2007

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 8. Juries and Jurors (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Juries (Refs & Annos)
Part I. In General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2007
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 8-402
§ 8-402. Disqualification, excusal, or exemption of individuals from jury duty
Currentness
In general
(a) Subject to the requirements of this section, a jury judge or, if a county's jury plan allows, its jury commissioner may disqualify, excuse, or exempt an individual who is summoned for jury service or reschedule jury service.
Disqualification based on evidence
(b) An individual may be disqualified only on the basis of information provided on a juror questionnaire or during an interview or other competent evidence.
Grounds for excusal
(c)(1) To be excused, an individual shall show, on a juror questionnaire, during an interview, or by other competent evidence, that extreme inconvenience, public necessity, or undue hardship requires excusal.
(2) An individual may be excused:
(i) Only for the period that the jury judge or jury commissioner considers necessary; and
(ii) Not more than twice unless the jury judge finds that the individual has shown an extraordinary circumstance that requires an additional excuse.
(3) When the period set under this subsection expires, a jury commissioner again shall summon the individual for jury service.

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Added by Acts 2006, c. 372, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 13, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 8-402, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 8-402
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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