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MI HB5820

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/17/2014

Primary Sponsor

Brian Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • County boards of commissioners shall oversee jury board operations and approve all contracts for equipment or services entered into by jury boards.

  • Jury boards must report annually to county commissioners on the geographical diversity of juries selected, with diversity measured by proportional representation of postal zip codes based on the most recent federal census.

  • Jury selection sources expanded to include driver's license lists, personal identification cardholder lists, current voter registration lists, and individuals who filed state income tax returns.

  • Township and city clerks must deliver voter registration information to county clerks between April 15 and May 1 annually; state treasurer must transmit list of state income tax filers for the same period at no expense to counties.

  • Jury board must reorder jury lists to ensure proportional geographical representation by postal zip code within the county, with the goal of matching each zip code's representation to its percentage of total county population.

Legislative Description

Courts; juries; jury pool selection process; revise. Amends secs. 1304, 1312 & 1321 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1304 et seq.) & adds secs. 1301c, 1310a & 1310b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5819'14

Courts, juries

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 09/18/2014

9/18/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary9/17/2014

Full Bill Text

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