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MS Code § 13-3-189 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 3 - Process, Notice, and Publication|§ 13-3-189. Completion of title under justice's execution

 The title to land sold under execution issued by a justice of the peace shall not be complete in the purchaser until he shall have obtained from the justice a certified transcript of the proceedings had before him in the suit, including a copy of the execution and the officer's return on it, which shall be filed with the conveyance made by the officer in the chancery clerk's office and recorded with the conveyance. Upon filing such transcript and conveyance for record in the chancery clerk's office of the county where the land lies, the title of the purchaser shall be as full and complete as if the sale had been under a judgment and execution from a circuit court.
MS Code § 13-5-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-1. Who are competent jurors; determination of literacy

 Every citizen not under the age of twenty-one years, who is either a qualified elector, or a resident freeholder of the county for more than one year, is able to read and write, and has not been convicted of an infamous crime, or the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors within a period of five years and who is not a common gambler or habitual drunkard, is a competent juror. No person who is or has been within twelve months the overseer of a public road or road contractor shall, however, be competent to serve as a grand juror. The lack of any such qualifications on the part of one or more jurors shall not, however, vitiate an indictment or verdict. Moreover, no talesman or tales juror shall be qualified who has served as such talesman or tales juror in the last preceding two years, and no juror shall serve on any jury who has served as such for the last preceding two years. No juror shall serve who has a case of his own pending in that court, provided there are sufficient qualified jurors in the district, and for trial at that term.   In order to determine that prospective jurors can read and write, the presiding judge shall, with the assistance of the clerk, distribute to the jury panel a form to be completed personally by each juror prior to being empaneled as follows:   "1. Your name Last First Middle initial 2. Your home address 3. Your occupation 4. Your age 5. Your telephone number If none, write none 6. If you live outside the county seat, the number of miles you live from the courthouse Miles Sign your name"   Click to view   The judge shall personally examine the answers of each juror prior to empaneling the jury and each juror who cannot complete the above form shall be disqualified as a juror and discharged.   A list of any jurors disqualified for jury duty by reason of inability to complete the form shall be kept by the circuit clerk and their names shall not be placed in the jury box thereafter until such person can qualify as above provided.
MS Code § 13-5-2 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-2. Public policy stated

 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 chapter to be considered for jury service in this state and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose. A citizen shall not be excluded from jury service in this state on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status.
MS Code § 13-5-4 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-4. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   "Court" means the circuit, chancery and county courts of this state and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court.   "Clerk" and "clerk of the court" means the circuit clerk of the county and any deputy clerk.   "Master list" means the voter registration lists for the county.   "Voter registration lists" means the official records of persons registered to vote in the county.   "Jury wheel" means any physical device or electronic system for the storage of the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors.   "Jury box" means the jury wheel in which is placed the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors whose names are drawn at random from the jury wheel and who are not disqualified.   "Senior judge" means the circuit or chancery judge, as the case may be, who has the longest continuous service on the court in a particular judicial district which has more than one (1) such judge, or if the judges are equal in time of service, then the judge who has been engaged for the longest time continuously in the practice of law in this state.
MS Code § 13-5-6 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-6. Jury commission-number, appointment, terms, qualifications, and compensation of members

  A jury commission shall be established in each county to manage the jury selection process under the supervision and control of the court. The jury commission shall be composed of three (3) members who will serve a four-year term beginning on January 1, 1975, as follows: One (1) member shall be appointed by the circuit judge of said county; one (1) member shall be appointed by the chancery judge of said county; and one (1) member shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of said county. If there is more than one (1) circuit or chancery judge in a judicial district, then the senior circuit or chancery judge, as the case may be, shall make the said appointment for each county in his district. Any unexpired term shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority who is in office at the time the vacancy occurs.   A jury commissioner shall have the following qualifications:   He shall be a duly qualified elector at the time of his appointment;   He shall be a resident citizen in the county in which he is to serve; and   He shall not be an attorney nor an elected public official.     Each jury commissioner shall receive compensation at a per diem rate as provided in Section 25-3-69.
MS Code § 13-5-8 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-8. Master list consisting of county voter registration list to be compiled and maintained; exclusion of persons permanently excused from jury service from list; reinstatement of permanently excused persons

  In April of each year, the jury commission for each county shall compile and maintain a master list consisting of the voter registration list for the county.   The circuit clerk of the county and the registrar of voters shall have the duty to certify to the commission during the month of January of each year under the seal of his office the voter registration list for the county; the list shall exclude any person who has been permanently excused from jury service pursuant to Section 13-5-23(4). Any person who has been excluded from the master list for jury service may be reinstated to the master list after one (1) year by requesting that the circuit clerk reinstate him to the master list.
MS Code § 13-5-10 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-10. Jury wheel; selection and deposit of names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors; number required; refilling

 The jury commission for each county shall maintain a jury wheel into which the commission shall place the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list. If the total number of prospective jurors on the master list is one thousand (1,000) or less, the names or identifying numbers of all of them shall be placed in the jury wheel. In all other cases, the number of prospective jurors to be placed in the jury wheel shall be one thousand (1,000) plus not less than one percent (1%) of the total number of names on the master list. From time to time a larger or additional number may be determined by the jury commission or ordered by the court to be placed in the jury wheel. In April of each year, beginning in 1976, the wheel shall be emptied and refilled as prescribed in this chapter.
MS Code § 13-5-12 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-12. Jury wheel-selection and deposit of names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors-procedure where less than all names on master list used

 Unless all the names on the master list are to be placed in the jury wheel pursuant to Section 13-5-10, the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors to be placed in the jury wheel shall be selected by the jury commission at random from the master list in the following manner: The total number of names on the master list shall be divided by the number of names to be placed in the jury wheel; the whole number nearest the quotient shall be the "key number," except that the key number shall never be less than two (2). A "starting number" for making the selection shall then be determined by a random method from the number from one (1) 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 then successively the names appearing in 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. The name of any person who is under the age of twenty-one (21) years and the name of any person who has been permanently excused from jury service pursuant to Section 13-5-23(4) shall be passed over without interrupting the sequence of selection. Any person who has been excluded from the master list for jury service may be reinstated to the master list after one (1) year by requesting that the circuit clerk reinstate him to the master list. Upon recommencing at the start of the list, names previously selected from the master list shall be disregarded in selecting the additional names. The jury commission may use an electronic or mechanical system or device in carrying out its duties.
MS Code § 13-5-14 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-14. List of names placed in jury wheel to be delivered to senior circuit judge-minute entry

 At any time the jury commission places names in the jury wheel, the jury commission shall also deliver to the senior circuit judge a list of all names placed on or in the jury wheel, and said circuit judge shall spread upon the minutes of the circuit court all of the names so placed in the jury wheel.
MS Code § 13-5-16 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-16. Random drawing of names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors; alphabetical list; prohibition against disclosure of names drawn; use of computer or electronic device for random selection

  Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2) of this section, from time to time and in a manner prescribed by the court, a private citizen who does not have an interest in a case pending trial and who is not a practicing attorney publicly shall draw at random from the jury wheel the names or identifying numbers of as many prospective jurors as the court by order requires. The clerk shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names drawn. Neither the names drawn nor the list shall be disclosed to any person other than pursuant to this chapter or specific order of the court.   The court may order that the drawing of names or identifying numbers pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be performed by random selection of a computer or electronic device pursuant to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the court.
MS Code § 13-5-18 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-18. Telephone answering device required; cost of device

 The clerk of the circuit court in each county shall purchase and install a telephone answering device for the purpose of providing a recorded message after 5:00 p.m. to jurors who have been summoned to jury duty, in order for such jurors to inquire as to whether their presence will be required in court the following day. The cost of purchasing and maintaining said telephone answering device shall be paid by the board of supervisors from the county general fund.
MS Code § 13-5-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-21. Jury list in counties with two circuit court districts

 In counties where there are two (2) circuit court districts, the jury commission shall make a list of jurors for each district in the manner directed for a county, and the same shall be treated in all respects as for an entire county. In such counties a juror shall not be required to serve out of his district, except should the court, in its discretion, otherwise direct, and except when drawn on a special venire. In either of such excepted cases, the jury shall be drawn from the two (2) jury boxes if the court so direct, one (1) name for each alternately.
MS Code § 13-5-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-25. Who is exempt as a personal privilege

 Every citizen over sixty-five (65) years of age, and everyone who has served as a grand juror or as a petit juror in the trial of a litigated case within two (2) years, shall be exempt from service if the juror claims the privilege.No qualified juror shall be excluded because of any such reasons, but the same shall be a personal privilege to be claimed by any person selected for jury duty.Any citizen over sixty-five (65) years of age may claim this personal privilege outside of open court by providing the clerk of court with information that allows the clerk to determine the validity of the claim.   Provided, however, that no person who has served as a grand juror or as a petit juror in a trial of a litigated case in one (1) court may claim the exemption in any other court where the juror may be called to serve.
MS Code § 13-5-26 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-26. Jury box; deposit of names drawn from jury wheel; drawing and assignment of jurors; use of computer or electronic device for random selection

  The circuit clerk shall maintain a jury box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn from the jury wheel.   A judge or any court or any other state or county official having authority to conduct a trial or hearing with a jury within the county may direct the circuit clerk to draw and assign to that court or official the number of jurors he deems necessary for one or more jury panels or as required by law for a grand jury, except as otherwise provided by subsection (3) of this section. Upon receipt of the direction, and in a manner prescribed by the court, the circuit clerk shall publicly draw at random from the jury box the number or jurors specified.   The court may order that the drawing and assigning of jurors pursuant to subsection (2) of this section may be performed by random selection of a computer or electronic device pursuant to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the court. The jurors drawn for jury service shall be assigned at random by the clerk to each jury panel in a manner prescribed by the court.
MS Code § 13-5-28 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-28. Summoning of person drawn for jury duty

 If a grand, petit or other jury is ordered to be drawn, the clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served with a summons, either personally or by mail, addressed to the juror at the juror's usual residence, business or post office address, requiring the juror to report for jury service at a specified time and place.The summons shall include instructions to the potential jurors that explain, in layman's terms, the provisions of Section 13-5-23.
MS Code § 13-5-30 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-30. Summoning of jurors where there is shortage of petit jurors drawn from jury box

 If there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from a jury box, the court may require the sheriff to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors selected at random by the clerk from the jury box in a manner prescribed by the court.
MS Code § 13-5-32 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-32. Names of jurors drawn from jury box to be made public; exception

 The names of jurors drawn from the jury box shall be made available to the public unless the court determines in any instance that this information in the interest of justice should be kept confidential or its use limited in whole or in part.
MS Code § 13-5-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-33. Juror may postpone jury service one time only; conditions for postponement; extreme emergency exception

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, individuals scheduled to appear for jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one (1) time only. Postponements shall be granted upon request, provided that:   The juror has not been granted a postponement within the past two (2) years;   The prospective juror appears in person or contacts the clerk of the court by telephone, electronic mail or in writing to request a postponement; and   Prior to the grant of a postponement with the concurrence of the clerk of the court, the prospective juror fixes a date certain to appear for jury service that is not more than six (6) months or two (2) terms of court after the date on which the prospective juror originally was called to serve and on which date the court will be in session, whichever is the longer period.     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 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 must fix a date certain on which the individual will appear for jury service within six (6) months or two (2) terms of court after the postponement on a date when the court will be in session.   The Administrative Office of Courts shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
MS Code § 13-5-34 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-34. Punishment for failure to appear or to complete jury service

  A person summoned for jury service who fails to appear or to complete jury service as directed, and who has failed to obtain a postponement in compliance with the provisions for requesting a postponement, or who fails to appear on the date set pursuant to Section 13-5-33, may be ordered by the court to appear and show cause for failure to comply with the summons.If the juror fails to show good cause for noncompliance with the summons, the juror may be held in civil contempt of court and may be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than three (3) days, or both.The prospective juror may be excused from paying sanctions for good cause shown or in the interest of justice.   In addition to, or in lieu of, the fine or imprisonment provided in subsection (1) of this section, the court may order that the prospective juror complete a period of community service for a period no less than if the prospective juror would have completed jury service, and provide proof of completion of this community service to the court.
MS Code § 13-5-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-35. Employment protections for jurors

  It shall be unlawful for any employer or any other person to persuade or attempt to persuade any juror to avoid jury service; to intimidate or to threaten any juror in that respect; or to remove or otherwise subject an employee to adverse employment action as a result of jury service if the employee notifies his or her employer that he or she has been summoned to serve as a juror within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a summons.   It shall be unlawful for an employer to require or request an employee to use annual, vacation or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury duty, time spent participating in the jury selection process, or time spent actually serving on a jury. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to require an employer to provide annual, vacation or sick leave to employees under the provisions of this statute who otherwise are not entitled to such benefits under company policies.   Any violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be deemed an interference with the administration of justice and a contempt of court and punishable as such.   A court shall automatically postpone and reschedule the service of a summoned juror employed by an employer with five (5) or fewer full-time employees, or their equivalent, if another employee of that employer has previously been summoned to appear during the same period. Such postponement will not constitute the excused individual's right to one (1) automatic postponement under Section 13-5-33.
MS Code § 13-5-36 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-36. Preservation of records and papers in connection with selection and service of jurors

 All records and papers compiled and maintained by the jury commission or the clerk in connection with selection and service of jurors shall be preserved by the clerk for four (4) years after the jury wheel used in their selection is emptied and refilled, and for any longer period ordered by the court.
MS Code § 13-5-38 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-38. Payment of cost of implementation of law

 In counties where the implementation of Sections 13-5-2 through 13-5-16, 13-5-21, 13-5-26 through 13-5-38, and 13-5-41, requires additional clerical or other personnel, the board of supervisors, in its discretion, may pay for such services out of the general county fund of the respective county.
MS Code § 13-5-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-39. Terms of grand juries limited

 Unless otherwise directed by an order of the senior circuit judge, not more than two (2) grand juries shall be drawn or impaneled during a calendar year at or for a term or terms of the circuit court in any county or judicial district of a county; provided, however, upon impanelment, a grand jury may be convened and reconvened in termtime and in vacation. It shall continue to serve from term to term until the next grand jury is impaneled, and it may return indictments to any term of court, notwithstanding that a term of court at which criminal business may be conducted shall intervene between the time the grand jury is impaneled and the time an indictment is returned.
MS Code § 13-5-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 13 - Evidence, Process and Juries|Chapter 5 - Juries|§ 13-5-41. Number of grand jurors

 The number of grand jurors shall not be less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty-five (25), in the discretion of the court.