HB2040 Summary

• Expands jury pool source lists to include licensed drivers, persons issued state identification cards, and property taxpayers in addition to registered voters

• Allows circuit courts to use computerized random selection processes as an alternative to the traditional manual wheel/box method for selecting jury panels

• Establishes minimum jury pool sizes ranging from 250 to 1,200 prospective petit jurors and 50 to 120 grand jurors based on the number of registered voters in each county

• Requires jury pool source lists to remain confidential but permits litigants and their attorneys to examine the lists in the presence of the circuit judge to verify proper selection procedures

• Permits clerical assistance in preparing jury lists and requires clerical workers to take an oath of confidentiality regarding prospective juror names