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AL Code § 12-16-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-40 - Clerks of Commissions - Clerks to Devote Such Time as Required by Commissions to Performance of Duties; Clerks Not to Be Paid for Sundays; Discharge of Clerks.

Section 12-16-40Clerks of commissions - Clerks to devote such time as required by commissions to performance of duties; clerks not to be paid for Sundays; discharge of clerks. The clerk of the jury commission shall give such time to the performance of his duties as may be required by the jury commission but shall not be paid for Sundays. The jury commission may at any time discharge any clerk employed by it and employ another. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §19.)
AL Code § 12-16-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-41 - Duty of Jury Commission as to Preparation of Jury Roll and Jury Box; Entry of Juror's Name on Jury Roll, etc.; Scanning of Registration Lists, Telephone Directories, etc., and Visiting of Precincts by Clerk.

Section 12-16-41Duty of jury commission as to preparation of jury roll and jury box; entry of juror's name on jury roll, etc.; scanning of registration lists, telephone directories, etc., and visiting of precincts by clerk. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
AL Code § 12-16-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-42 - Preparation, Maintenance, etc., of Jury Roll, Cards and Box Generally.

Section 12-16-42Preparation, maintenance, etc., of jury roll, cards and box generally. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
AL Code § 12-16-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-43 - Qualifications of Persons to Be Placed on Jury Roll and in Jury Box Generally; Service on Juries by Persons Over Age 65.

Section 12-16-43Qualifications of persons to be placed on jury roll and in jury box generally; service on juries by persons over age 65. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978.
AL Code § 12-16-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-44 - Preparation, etc., of Separate Jury Rolls and Boxes for Courts of Territorial Subdivisions of Counties.

Section 12-16-44Preparation, etc., of separate jury rolls and boxes for courts of territorial subdivisions of counties. Whenever a court requiring grand and petit juries or petit juries is established for and held in a territorial subdivision of the county, the jury commission shall make and keep a separate roll and make a separate box for that court and territorial subdivision, on which roll and in which box only the names of jurors residing in that territory shall be placed, which box shall be kept by the clerk of said court and the key thereof by the judge of said court, and all jurors for that court shall be drawn by the judge of said court as provided in this article from the separate jury box provided under this section and shall be summoned as provided by law for summoning jurors otherwise drawn. The names of jurors whose names are required to be placed on the roll and in the box provided for in this section shall not be placed on any other roll nor in any other box nor shall any such person be authorized or required to serve as a juror in any court outside of said territorial subdivision. If there is more than one court requiring grand and petit juries or petit juries established for and held in such territorial subdivision of the county, all of such courts shall procure their juries from the box provided for in this section. This section is intended to apply to any division of a court that is held in such territorial subdivision, including the probate court. It is not the object or effect of this section to repeal or affect any local law. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §25.)
AL Code § 12-16-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-45 - Notification of Commission as to Necessity to Refill Jury Box; Emptying and Refilling of Box by Circuit Court Judge.

Section 12-16-45Notification of commission as to necessity to refill jury box; emptying and refilling of box by circuit court judge. Whenever it shall appear to the judge of the circuit court that the jury box is so nearly exhausted as to require refilling, he shall notify the president of the jury commission, who in turn shall call together the other members of the commission and shall proceed to refill the box as provided in this chapter; provided, that the judge of the circuit court may, whenever in his discretion he deems it necessary or expedient, call the jury commission together and empty and refill the jury box of the particular county as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §22.)
AL Code § 12-16-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-46 - Certification of New Jury Roll and Refilling of Jury Box by Commission.

Section 12-16-46Certification of new jury roll and refilling of jury box by commission. Whenever the names in the jury box are exhausted or so far depleted that they will probably be exhausted at the next drawing of jurors, the jury commission shall proceed to make and certify a new roll and deposit the names in the box in all respects as provided in this article; and, for this purpose, the jury commission shall meet whenever it is necessary and refill the jury box. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §23.)
AL Code § 12-16-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-47 - Certification to Commission by Court Clerks of Names of Persons Empaneled on Juries; Entry of Notation on Jury Roll by Clerk of Commission.

Section 12-16-47Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons empaneled on juries; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. The clerks of the several courts in which juries are empaneled shall, from time to time as the juries are empaneled, certify to the jury commission the names of all persons so empaneled, and the clerk of the commission, under the direction of the commission shall note opposite the names of such persons on the jury roll the date on which and the court in which they were empaneled. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §27.)
AL Code § 12-16-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-48 - Certification to Commission by Court Clerks of Names of Persons Found Disqualified or Exempt From Jury Service; Entry of Notation on Jury Roll by Clerk of Commission.

Section 12-16-48Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons found disqualified or exempt from jury service; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. The clerks of the several courts shall also certify to the jury commission the names of all persons who have been found by the court to be disqualified or exempt, which fact shall be noted opposite their respective names on the jury roll. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §28.)
AL Code § 12-16-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-49 - Taxing of Cost of Summoning, etc., Unqualified Person on Jury Roll Against Clerk or Members of Commission.

Section 12-16-49Taxing of cost of summoning, etc., unqualified person on jury roll against clerk or members of commission. Whenever it appears to the court that a person's name has been placed upon a jury roll who did not, at the time he was enrolled, possess the qualifications required by law, the court may, in its discretion, upon excusing the person from service, tax the cost of summoning the person and his attendance and excusing him against the clerk of the commission or against any one or more of the members. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §29.)
AL Code § 12-16-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-50 - Probate Judge to Purchase Supplies for Commission.

Section 12-16-50Probate judge to purchase supplies for commission. The probate judge of every county shall, upon the request of the president of the commission, purchase the necessary books in which to keep the jury rolls and the record of the proceedings and the necessary cards, stationery and things of all kinds required by the commission and shall draw his warrant on the county treasury for the payment of the same. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §26.)
AL Code § 12-16-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2 - County Jury Commissions.|Section 12-16-51 - Failure of Clerk or Member of Commission to Perform Duty Imposed by Article; Failure of Person to Attend or Testify Before Commission.

Section 12-16-51Failure of clerk or member of commission to perform duty imposed by article; failure of person to attend or testify before commission. Any member of a jury commission or clerk thereof who neglects to perform any duty imposed upon him by this article or any person who, being duly summoned to attend before the jury commission, willfully fails to do so or attending refuses to testify shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1939, No. 59, p. 86; Code 1940, T. 30, §17.)
AL Code § 12-16-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-55 - Declaration of Policy.

Section 12-16-55Declaration of policy. It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity, in accordance with this article, to be considered for jury service in this state and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-56 - Discrimination Prohibited.

Section 12-16-56Discrimination prohibited. A citizen shall not be excluded from jury service in this state on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or economic status. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §2.)
AL Code § 12-16-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-57 - Master List.

Section 12-16-57Master list. (a) The jury commission for each county shall compile and maintain an alphabetical master list of all persons in the county who may be called for jury duty, with their addresses and any other necessary identifying information. This list may include all registered voters, persons holding drivers' licenses and registering motor vehicles, and may include other lists, such as lists of utility customers and persons listing property for ad valorem taxation, which will include persons whose listing will foster the policy and protect the rights provided in Sections 12-16-55 and 12-16-56. The list shall avoid duplication of names. The list shall be reviewed and corrected and new names added from time to time, but at least once every four years. (b) Whoever has custody, possession or control of any lists used in compiling the master list shall make the list available to the jury commission for inspection, reproduction and copying at all reasonable times. (c) The master list shall be open to the public for inspection at all reasonable times. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §3.)
AL Code § 12-16-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-58 - Placement of Names of Prospective Jurors in Master Jury Box.

Section 12-16-58Placement of names of prospective jurors in master jury box. (a) The name or identifying number of every prospective juror whose name is drawn from the master list pursuant to subsection (b) shall be set forth on a card and placed in the master jury box as provided in this section. (b) The number of names or identifying numbers to be placed in the master jury box shall be a minimum of 1,000 plus one percent of the total number of names on the master list. From time to time names or identifying numbers of additional prospective jurors may be placed in the master jury box as determined by the jury commission or ordered by the circuit court. The master jury box shall be emptied and refilled by December 31 of each even numbered year. (c) The names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors which shall be placed in the master jury box shall be selected by the jury commission at random from the master list as follows: The total number of names on the master list shall be divided by the number of names to be placed in the master jury box and the whole number next greater than the quotient shall be the key number, except that the key number shall never be less than two. A starting number for making the selection shall then be determined by a random method from the numbers one to the key number, both inclusive. The required number of names shall then be selected from the master list by taking in order the first name on the master list corresponding to the starting number and by then taking successively the names appearing on the master list at intervals equal to the key number, recommencing if necessary at the start of the list until the required number of names has been selected. Upon recommencing at the start of the list, or if additional names are subsequently selected for the master jury box, names previously selected from the master list shall be disregarded in selecting additional names. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §4; Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 1692, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-788, p. 1381, §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-60 - Qualifications of Jurors.

Section 12-16-60Qualifications of jurors. (a) A prospective juror is qualified to serve on a jury if the juror is generally reputed to be honest and intelligent and is esteemed in the community for integrity, good character and sound judgment and also: (1) Is a citizen of the United States, has been a resident of the county for more than 12 months and is over the age of 19 years; (2) Is able to read, speak, understand and follow instructions given by a judge in the English language; (3) Is capable by reason of physical and mental ability to render satisfactory jury service, and is not afflicted with any permanent disease or physical weakness whereby the juror is unfit to discharge the duties of a juror; (4) Has not lost the right to vote by conviction for any offense involving moral turpitude. (b) The jury commission shall determine, on the basis of information provided on the jury qualification form or interviews with the prospective juror or other competent evidence: (1) If the prospective juror is qualified. If so, the name or identifying number of the juror shall be placed in the trial court jury box. (2) If not, the commission shall notify the prospective juror of its decision and certify the juror's name to the court as disqualified. The juror shall have 10 days within which to appear before the court to review such decision. If the court finds such juror to be qualified, the court shall so certify to the commission. If the juror fails to appear, or the court finds such juror not qualified, the court shall so certify to the commission. (c) In any event, the jury commission shall enter on the master list the ultimate determination of the qualification of each juror. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §6.)
AL Code § 12-16-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-61 - Trial Court Jury Box.

Section 12-16-61Trial court jury box. The jury commission shall maintain a trial court jury box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn from the master jury box who are not disqualified from which grand juries and petit juries are drawn as provided by law. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §7.)
AL Code § 12-16-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-62 - No Exemptions From Jury Service.

Section 12-16-62No exemptions from jury service. No qualified prospective juror is exempt from jury service. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §8.)
AL Code § 12-16-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-63 - Excusing Prospective Jurors From Service.

Section 12-16-63Excusing prospective jurors from service. (a) The court, upon the request of a prospective juror pursuant to this section, shall determine on the basis of information provided during an interview with the prospective juror or based on other competent evidence whether the prospective juror should be excused from jury service.  (b) A person who is not disqualified for jury service may apply to be excused from jury service by the court only upon a showing of undue or extreme physical or financial hardship, a mental or physical condition that incapacitates the person, or public necessity, for a period of up to 24 months, at the conclusion of which the person may be directed to reappear for jury service in accordance with the court's direction.  (1) A person asking to be excused based on undue or extreme physical or financial hardship shall take all actions necessary to have obtained a ruling on that request by no later than the date on which the individual is scheduled to appear for jury duty. Documentation of such hardship shall be provided to the court upon request. (2) For purposes of this article, undue or extreme physical or financial hardship is limited to any of the following circumstances in which an individual would: a. Be required to abandon a person under his or her personal care or supervision due to the impossibility of obtaining an appropriate substitute caregiver during the period of participation in the jury pool or on the jury. b. Incur costs that would have a substantial adverse impact on the payment of the individual's necessary daily living expenses or on those for whom he or she provides the principal means of support. c. Suffer physical hardship that would result in illness or disease. (3) Undue or extreme physical or financial hardship does not exist solely based on the fact that a prospective juror will be required to be absent from his or her place of employment. (c) The excusal of a person from jury service pursuant to subsection (b) shall not affect the person's right to one automatic postponement under Section 12-16-63.1. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §9; Act 2005-311, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 12-16-63.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-63.1 - Request for Postponement of Service.

Section 12-16-63.1Request for postponement of service. (a) Individuals scheduled to appear for jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time only. When requested, postponements shall be granted, upon consideration of the following: (1) The juror has not previously been granted a postponement. (2) The prospective juror appears in person or contacts the clerk by telephone, electronic mail, or in writing to request a postponement. (3) Prior to the grant of a postponement with the concurrence of the court, the prospective juror fixes a date certain on which he or she will appear for jury service that is not more than six months after the date on which the prospective juror originally was called to serve and on which date the court will be in session. (b) A subsequent request to postpone jury service may be approved by a judicial officer only in the event of an extreme emergency, such as a death in the family, sudden grave illness, or a natural disaster or a national emergency in which the prospective juror is personally involved, that could not have been anticipated at the time the initial postponement was granted. Prior to the grant of a second postponement, the prospective juror shall fix a date certain on which the individual will appear for jury service within six months of the postponement on a date when the court will be in session. (Act 2005-311, 1st Sp. Sess., §2.)
AL Code § 12-16-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 2A - Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally.|Section 12-16-64 - Preservation of Records.

Section 12-16-64Preservation of records. All records and papers compiled and maintained by the jury commission in connection with the selection and service of jurors shall be preserved by the jury commission for four years after the master jury box used in their selection is emptied and refilled and for any longer period ordered by the court. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §10.)
AL Code § 12-16-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 16 - Juries.|Article 3 - Drawing, Summoning, Empaneling, etc., of Grand and Petit Juriesgenerally.|Section 12-16-70 - Names of Prospective Jurors Provided From Master Jury List; Preparation of List; Summons.

Section 12-16-70Names of prospective jurors provided from master jury list; preparation of list; summons. When jurors, grand or petit, are needed for court, the judge, or where there are more than one, then any one of the judges of the court, shall at a time within his or her discretion, but at least 20 days prior to the date on which the prospective jurors are to serve, draw or cause to be provided from the master jury list compiled pursuant to Rule 40, Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, the names of prospective jurors in a number the judge deems sufficient to obtain the juries needed for the period for which the names are drawn; provided, however, if prior to the date of service, it appears that an insufficient number of prospective jurors summoned will be available to constitute the juries for the period for which they were summoned, the court shall cause the names of additional prospective jurors to be provided and to be summoned for service forthwith. The names so provided shall be forwarded forthwith to the clerk of the court who shall retain possession thereof without disclosing to anyone the names drawn nor any list thereof. Not less than 20 days before the day the prospective jurors are to first appear in court for service as jurors, the clerk shall make a list of names drawn, showing the date on which the prospective jurors shall appear and in what court they shall serve and shall enter opposite every name the residence address, and may include, for informational purposes to counsel, the occupation of the person and his or her place of business, and the Administrative Office of Courts shall forthwith summon the persons named thereon by any means authorized by law to appear and serve as jurors. The accuracy of any information which might be furnished to counsel shall not be grounds for challenging a verdict rendered by a jury. (Code 1907, §7248; Acts 1909, No. 227, p. 305; Code 1923, §8616; Code 1940, T. 30, §30; Acts 1981, No. 81-788, p. 1381, §2; Act 2005-311, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)