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LA Code Crim Pro art. 404.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 404.1. Powers, duties, and functions of the board of jury commissioners in Orleans Parish

A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, this Article shall apply to the board of jury commissioners in Orleans Parish. In Orleans Parish, there shall be a board of jury commissioners, hereinafter referred to as "the board", composed of five members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation of the Senate, to serve at his pleasure. The board shall meet at least once every six months and when it is ordered to do so by the court and may meet to select or supplement the general venire for grand and petit jurors. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The board may select a new general venire at any meeting and shall do so when ordered by the court. B. The board in such parishes may, with the concurrence of the judges of the criminal district court, have subpoenas served through personal or domiciliary service by depositing same in the United States mail, regular, certified, or registered, addressed to the juror at his usual residence or business address. The date of mailing shall be not less than fifteen days prior to the date on which the addressee is subpoenaed to appear. When service is by regular mail, the board of jury commissioners shall retain a record of the date of mailing. In cases of service by regular mail, prior to any contempt citation, the person shall be served by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested. If service is made by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, the return receipt shall be retained by the jury commission as proof of proper service and failure of the person to respond to the subpoena so served shall constitute contempt of court. C. The municipality which the board serves in such parishes shall cooperate with the board to provide the board with records, computer and other equipment, voter registration rolls, tapes, and other items which it needs to compile the general venire of grand jurors and petit jurors at no cost to the board. D. The board in such parishes shall develop a plan to govern its operation. Such plan shall be approved by a majority of the judges of the criminal district court of such parishes. E. The board shall have authority over all its employees, subject to supervision by the criminal district court. The board, by majority vote, shall determine all matters relating to its jurisdiction, subject only to the approval of the judges of the district court or criminal district court. F. The accounting functions of the board and of the jury commission shall be transferred to the judicial administrator of the criminal district court. G. All procedures and policies developed by the jury commission shall be under the direction and subject to the approval of the criminal district court, en banc. Acts 1985, No. 558, §1; Acts 1987, No. 281, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §2; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 405. Notice of jury commission meetings

A. Each member of the jury commission shall be notified in writing of the time and place designated for a meeting of the commission, at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting. B. The notice shall be issued by one of the members or the secretary of the jury commission in Orleans Parish, and by the clerk of court in all other parishes, and shall be served in the manner provided for service of subpoenas. Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 406. Powers of jury commission; penalty for disobedience of commission process

In order to secure qualified jurors, the jury commission may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence relative to the qualifications of prospective jurors. Disobedience of a subpoena of a jury commission is punishable as contempt of court. Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 407. Administration of oath to witnesses

A jury commissioner shall administer an oath to each witness appearing before the commission, in accordance with Article 14.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 408. Selection of general venire in parishes other than Orleans

A. In parishes other than Orleans, the jury commission shall select impartially at least three hundred persons having the qualifications to serve as jurors, who shall constitute the general venire. A list of persons so selected shall be prepared and certified by the clerk of court as the general venire list, and said list shall be kept as part of the records of the commission. The name and address of each person on the list shall be written on a separate slip of paper, with no designation as to race or color, which shall be placed in a box labeled "General Venire Box."  B. After the jury commission has selected the general venire, it shall lock and seal the general venire box and deliver it to the clerk of court, as the custodian thereof. Alternatively, the list of persons so selected may be retained in a form suitable for use by a properly programmed electronic device commonly known as a computer. C. The jury commission shall meet at least once every six months and when ordered by the court, and may meet at any time to select or supplement the general venire. The commission may select a new general venire at any meeting and shall do so when ordered by the court. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 140, §1; Acts 1972, No. 755, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 408.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 408.1. Initial selection of general venire; source

A. In developing a list of all persons who may be called for grand or petit jury duty: (1) It shall be determined by each judicial district whether the names of prospective jurors shall be drawn exclusively from voter registration lists or also drawn from other sources or lists. (2) If the district judges of the judicial district, in their discretion, authorize the use of sources other than voter registration lists in developing grand and petit jury lists, a jury commission shall not draw the names of prospective jurors exclusively from voter registration lists, but shall use other sources or lists of prospective jurors as may be legally available. B. If the district judges authorize the use of a list of persons issued drivers' licenses as a source from which to choose prospective jurors, such list of drivers shall be provided annually at no cost by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the respective clerks of court or jury commissions responsible for preparing the list of prospective jurors. However, such a list shall only be provided to parishes that make written request through the parish clerk of court or jury commission. Acts 1995, No. 933, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1102, §1; Acts 1997, No. 886, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409. Selection of general venire in Orleans Parish

A. In the parish of Orleans, the jury commission shall select impartially at least seven hundred fifty persons having the qualifications to serve as jurors, who shall constitute the general venire. B. A list of the persons so selected shall be prepared and certified by the commission as the general venire list and shall be kept as part of the records of the commission. C. The name and address of each person on the list shall be written on a separate slip of paper, with no designation as to race or color, which shall be placed in a box labeled "General Venire Box." D. No drawing shall be made from a general venire containing fewer than seven hundred fifty names, except when the court orders the drawing of tales jurors. E. After the jury commission has selected the general venire, it shall lock and seal the general venire box and deliver it to the secretary of the commission, as the custodian thereof. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 140, §2; Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409.1. Orleans parish central jury pool

A. There is hereby created a central jury pool for the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans which shall be administered by the Jury Commission of the Parish of Orleans as hereinafter provided. B. In order to properly and adequately administer and operate the central jury pool for the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, the chairman of the Jury Commissioners for the Parish of Orleans shall designate two jury commissioners each month who shall be specifically charged with the responsibility for administering and operating the central jury pool. The chairman of the jury commissioners shall rotate the responsibility for the administration and operation of the central jury pool amongst the other four jury commissioners so that no jury commissioner shall be assigned to the central jury pool for more than six months out of every twelve months. C. The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans acting en banc shall by majority vote determine the number of jurors to serve in the central jury pool in any given month, the jury days for that month, and all other matters relative to the operating procedures of the central jury pool.  D. The jury commission shall select the number of jurors to serve in the central jury pool as hereinabove determined by the criminal district court acting en banc and by the method now prescribed by law. E. The provisions of this Act shall be cumulative of and in addition to the method now prescribed by law for the selection of a jury panel for the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans except that those provisions in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed and declared invalid insofar as they apply to the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Acts 1972, No. 41, §§1 to 5.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409.2. Jefferson Parish central jury pool

A. The judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson, sitting en banc by majority vote may create a central jury pool for criminal and/or civil juries for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson, which shall be administered by the jury commission for the parish of Jefferson as hereinafter provided. B. The jury selection shall be administered by the jury commission for the parish of Jefferson as provided by law, except that the provisions of Article 417(B) shall not apply to Jefferson Parish. C. The judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson, acting en banc shall by majority vote determine the system, method, and number of jurors to serve in the central jury pool for criminal and/or civil juries for a given term whether daily, weekly, or monthly, and may specify jury days for a particular term. Likewise, all other matters relative to the operating procedures of the central jury pool shall be determined by the judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson, acting en banc by a majority vote, including the designation of persons to administer the central jury pool. D. The jury commission shall select the number of jurors to serve in the central jury pool as hereinabove determined by the judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, acting en banc and by the method now prescribed by law for jury selection. E. The jurors so selected may serve as jurors in either criminal and/or civil matters in the method and manner prescribed by majority vote of the judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson sitting en banc. F. The provisions of this section shall be cumulative of and in addition to the method now prescribed by law for the selection of jury panels for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson, except that those provisions in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed and declared invalid insofar as they apply to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson. Added by Acts 1976, No. 232, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1012, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1273, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1277, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409.3. Central jury pools; local rules

A. A district court may, by local rules adopted by majority vote of the judges, create and provide for the manner of administering a central jury pool for criminal and civil cases. The combined Orleans criminal and civil district courts shall be considered a district court for purposes of this Article. B. Jurors selected to serve in the central jury pool may serve as jurors in either civil or criminal matters, or both. C. The central jury pool shall be selected at random from persons included within the general venire. The number of persons selected to comprise the central jury pool and their length of service shall be determined pursuant to local court rules. D. A panel of the central jury pool shall be selected at random from persons in the central jury pool. The number of persons selected to comprise the panel shall be determined pursuant to local court rules but the number shall be no less than three times the number of persons needed to complete the jury and in no event less than ten. E. The petit jury shall be selected from the one or more central jury pool panels assigned to the court. Persons shall be called from the central jury pool panel at random. F. Persons selected to serve on a central jury pool panel and not selected to serve on a jury may, pursuant to local court rules, be returned to the central jury pool. G. The provisions of this Article supplement the methods presently provided by law for selecting jurors. Added by Acts 1977, No. 372, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409.4. Nineteenth Judicial District Court central jury pool

A. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court may, by local rules adopted by majority vote of the judges, create and provide for the manner of administering a central jury pool for criminal and civil cases. B. The central jury pool shall be selected from persons included within the general venire. The number of persons selected to comprise the central jury pool and their length of service shall be determined pursuant to local court rules. C. Jurors selected to serve in the central jury pool may serve as jurors in either civil or criminal matters, or both. D. The provisions of this Article supplement the methods presently provided by law for selecting jurors. Added by Acts 1977, No. 739, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 409.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 409.5. One day/one trial jury system

A. A district court may, by local rules adopted by a majority vote of all the judges of that district, create and provide for the manner of administering a one day/one trial jury system for criminal and civil cases. The combined Orleans criminal and civil district courts shall be considered a district court for the purposes of this Article. B. Unless otherwise provided in this Article, the jurors shall be selected and shall serve in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 409.3. C. Any juror selected pursuant to this Article shall serve in the central jury pool for a period of not more than one day unless he is selected to serve on a jury or unless extraordinary circumstances warrant, pursuant to local court rules, that he be held over for the continuation of voir dire. Any juror selected to serve on a jury shall serve until he is discharged from the jury. D. Any district court which adopts rules pursuant to this Article is hereby authorized to provide for (1) audio-visual presentations for the purpose of orienting new jurors and (2) prequalification questionnaires to prospective jurors in order to assist those public officials responsible for selecting qualified jurors for the general venire and central jury pool. E. No district court may adopt rules pursuant to this Article unless the court has previously determined by majority vote of all the judges that it has sufficient computer availability to assist in the overall management of a one day/one trial jury system. Added by Acts 1981, No. 178, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 410. Revising and supplementing the general venire

A. At each commission meeting to revise and supplement the general venire, the commission shall examine the general venire list prepared at the previous selection of the general venire and shall delete therefrom the names of those persons who: (1) Have served as civil or criminal jurors since the previous selection of the general venire; or (2) Are known to have died or who have become disqualified to serve as jurors since their selection on the general venire. B. The slips bearing the names of those persons deleted from the general venire list shall be removed from the general venire box. C. The commission shall then supplement the list prepared at the previous commission meeting and the corresponding slips in the box by selecting a sufficient number of additional persons in compliance with Article 408 or Article 409 of this Code, whichever is applicable. Where the general venire list is maintained in a form suitable for use by a computer, the general venire shall likewise be deleted and supplemented as provided in this Article. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 755, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §21.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 411. Drawing of grand jury venire; disposition of slips; jury box; subpoena of persons on grand jury venire

A. Upon order of the court, the jury commission shall select by drawing indiscriminately and by lot from the general venire box the names of a sufficient number of not less than fifty persons from which to empanel a grand jury, with the number to be specified by the court in its order, who shall constitute the grand jury venire. Alternatively, the grand jury venire may be drawn with the use of a properly programmed electronic device. A grand jury venire shall not be drawn from a general venire containing fewer than three hundred names. B. The slips containing the names of the persons so drawn shall be placed in an envelope which shall be sealed and the words "Grand Jury Venire" written thereon. C. The sealed envelope shall be placed in a box labeled "Grand Jury Box", which shall be locked and sealed and placed in the custody of the clerk of court for use at the next term of court, subject to the orders of the district court, as hereinafter provided. D.(1) The clerk shall prepare subpoenas directed to the persons on the grand jury venire, ordering their appearance in court on the date set by the court for the selection of the grand jury, and shall deliver the subpoenas to the sheriff for service. (2) The sheriff, at the election of the district judges of the judicial district in which the parish lies, may serve such subpoenas by: (a) Personal or domiciliary service, or by registered, certified, or regular mail addressed to the juror at his usual residence or business address. (b) When the service is by mail, the date of mailing shall be not less than fifteen days prior to the date on which the addressee is subpoenaed to appear. (c) When service is by registered or certified mail, the sheriff shall attach to his return the return receipt of delivery from the United States Post Office showing the disposition of the envelope bearing the summons to the juror. (d) When service is by regular mail, the return shall show the date of mailing. In case of service by regular mail, prior to any contempt citation, the person shall be served by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested. (3) The return, with the attached return receipt of delivery, when received by the clerk, shall form part of the record and shall be considered prima facie correct and shall constitute sufficient basis for an action to cite persons for contempt for failure to appear in response thereto. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 141, §1; Acts 1970, No. 297, §1; Acts 1972, No. 755, §1; Acts 1977, No. 552, §1; Acts 1987, No. 281, §1; Acts 2001, No. 281, §1; Acts 2010, No. 347, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 413. Method of impaneling of grand jury; selection of foreman

  A. The grand jury shall consist of twelve persons plus no fewer than two nor more than four alternates qualified to serve as jurors, selected or drawn from the grand jury venire.  B. The sheriff or his designee, or the clerk or a deputy clerk of court, or the jury commissioner shall draw indiscriminately and by lot from the envelope containing the remaining names on the grand jury venire a sufficient number of names to complete the grand jury. The envelope containing the remaining names shall be replaced into the grand jury box for use in filling vacancies as provided in Article 415. The court shall cause a random selection to be made of one person from the impaneled grand jury to serve as foreman of the grand jury.  C. The alternate grand jurors shall receive the charge as provided in Article 432 but shall not be sworn nor become members of the grand jury except as provided in Article 415.  Acts 1990, No. 47, §1; Acts 1999, No. 984, §1; Acts 2001, No. 281, §§1, 2; Acts 2010, No. 347, §1; Acts 2016, No. 389, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 414. Time for impaneling grand juries; period of service

  A. A grand jury shall be impaneled twice a year in each parish, except in the parish of Cameron in which at least one grand jury shall be impaneled each year.  B. The court shall fix the time at which a grand jury shall be impaneled, but no grand jury shall be impaneled for more than eight months, nor less than four months, except in the parish of Cameron in which the grand jury may be impaneled for a year.  C. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 389, §3.  D. A grand jury shall remain in office until a succeeding grand jury is impaneled. A court may not discharge a grand jury or any of its members before the time for the impaneling of a new grand jury, except for legal cause.  Acts 1985, No. 675, §1; Acts 2016, No. 389, §§1, 3.