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29A.070 Juror qualification forms.
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The Chief Circuit Judge shall cause to be mailed or delivered with the
summons to each juror a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions to
fill out and return the form by mail or hand delivery to the clerk within five (5)
days after its receipt, or to be completed as otherwise directed. The juror
qualification form shall be provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts
and subject to approval by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The juror qualification form shall contain the prospective juror's signed
declaration that his responses are true to the best of his knowledge and his
acknowledgment that a willful misrepresentation of a material fact may be
punished by a fine or by imprisonment, or both. Notarization of the juror
qualification form shall not be required.
If the prospective juror is unable to fill out the form, another person may do it
for him and shall indicate that he has done so and the reason therefor.
Any prospective juror who fails to return a properly completed juror qualification
form as instructed may be directed by the Chief Circuit Judge to appear
forthwith to fill out a juror qualification form. At the time of his appearance for
jury service, any prospective juror may be questioned by the judge or his
designee, but only with regard to his responses to questions contained on the
form and grounds for his excuse or disqualification. Any information thus
acquired shall be noted on the juror qualification form.
A prospective juror who fails to appear as directed by the judge pursuant to
subsection (4) of this section shall be ordered to appear and show cause for
his failure to appear as directed. If the prospective juror fails to appear
pursuant to the judge's order or fails to show good cause for his failure to
appear as directed by the judge, he may be punished for contempt.
No person shall willfully misrepresent a material fact on a juror qualification
form.
The contents of juror qualification forms shall be made available to parties or
their attorneys of record unless the court determines in any instance in the
interest of justice that this information shall be kept confidential or its use
limited in whole or in part.
Effective:September 1, 1977
History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 18, effective
September 1, 1977.
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