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GA HB776
Bill
Status
Passed
4/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Alex Atwood
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AI Summary
- Repeals provisions relating to county boards of jury commissioners and transfers their jury list management duties to the clerk of superior court or jury clerk
- Requires the Department of Public Health, Department of Corrections, Georgia Crime Information Center, and State Board of Pardons and Paroles to provide data—at no cost and in electronic format—to The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia for compiling state-wide and county master jury lists, effective July 1, 2014
- Expands the data the Department of Driver Services must provide for jury lists to include document effective dates, issue dates, expiration dates, and license type, while requiring exclusion of persons with felony-suspended licenses, licenses expired over 730 days, or non-citizens
- Changes juror service ineligibility so that a person who has served as a juror is ineligible for further jury duty until the next county master jury list is received by the clerk, rather than only being ineligible for the next term of the same court
- Preserves the authority of chief superior court judges in counties that had jury clerk appointment power as of January 1, 2011, to continue appointing jury clerks and related personnel, with prospective jurors in those counties required to complete qualification questionnaires
Legislative Description
Courts; information provided to compile state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists; clarify
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2014
Full Bill Text
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