Skip to Content

General Laws

Click to PrintPrint Page

Section 1Qualifications; exemptions
Section 1AExcusing persons from jury duty
Section 1BCompensation of municipal employees while serving as jurors in state or federal courts
Section 2Subsequent service
Section 3Limit of service in Suffolk county
Section 3APostponement of service; term of service
Section 4Preparation of lists; number on lists; decisions in disputes; failure of registrar to comply
Section 5Printing of lists; delivery to clerks, etc.
Section 6Revision of lists in cities
Section 7Deposit of names in box
Section 8Withdrawal of names
Section 9Publication of lists
Section 10Writs of venire facias
Section 11Service
Section 12Additional venires
Section 13Dukes county
Section 14Bristol county
Section 15Repealed, 1936, 161, Sec. 1
Section 16Venires in Barnstable
Section 17Drawing of jurors
Section 18Drawing jurors in cities
Section 19Drawing jurors in towns
Section 20Return of names to box
Section 21Endorsement on ballot
Section 22Names drawn at town meetings
Section 23Meetings for drawing jurors
Section 24Summoning jurors; return of venire
Section 24ASummoning jurors; mail as alternative method; summons; questioning prohibited
Section 24BJuror information form; return
Section 25Impanelling
Section 26Capital cases; impanelling jury
Section 26ARepealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 9
Section 26BProtracted trials; impanelling jurors; verdicts
Section 27Talesmen
Section 28Examination of jurors
Section 29Peremptory challenges
Section 30Certain interest not to disqualify
Section 31Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 11
Section 32Irregularities
Section 33Gratuities
Section 34Failure of jury to agree
Section 34ANumber of jurors required to render verdicts; instructions on sufficient number
Section 34BDeath, illness or other inability of jurors to perform duty; number required for trial; vacancies
Section 34CSmoking in jury rooms
Section 35View by jury
Section 36Neglecting to attend
Section 37Improperly putting name on jury list
Section 38Soliciting the placement of name on jury list
Section 39Neglect of officers, etc.
Section 40Penalties in certain other cases
Section 41Fraud in drawing jurors
Section 42Special juries; effect of chapter