Chapter 234A: OFFICE OF JURY COMMISSIONER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
- Section 1 Application of chapter to particular counties
- Section 2 Judicial districts; eligibility for jury service
- Section 3 Juror service
- Section 4 Disqualification from juror service
- Section 5 Office of jury commissioner
- Section 6 Jury management advisory committee
- Section 7 Jury commissioner and staff; appointment; salaries
- Section 8 Rules of court; regulations
- Section 9 Liability of cities and towns
- Section 10 Numbered resident list
- Section 11 Numbered resident file
- Section 12 Number of prospective jurors
- Section 13 Random selection of prospective jurors
- Section 14 Typewritten lists from cities and towns not submitting numbered resident files
- Section 15 Preparation of prospective juror list
- Section 16 Master juror list; random shuffling; summoning jurors in sequence
- Section 17 Letter of venire
- Section 18 Discretionary determination of number of jurors to be summoned
- Section 19 Juror summons; contents; postcard summons
- Section 20 Notice of qualifications for juror service for each juror summoned
- Section 21 Juror confirmation form included with summons other than postcard summons
- Section 22 Confidential juror questionnaire for each prospective juror
- Section 23 Use of juror questionnaire during voir dire
- Section 24 Response to postcard summons; response to juror summons sent by first-class mail
- Section 25 Final summons
- Section 26 Summoning of additional grand or trial jurors; response; final summons
- Section 27 Time and manner of service of additional jurors
- Section 27A Questioning of summoned juror
- Section 28 Cancellation of juror service
- Section 29 Modification of juror service
- Section 30 Standby jurors
- Section 30A Talesmen
- Section 31 Presentation by juror to clerk of summons, questionnaire and notices
- Section 32 Wilful misrepresentations in juror questionnaire
- Section 33 Criminal history records of jurors
- Section 34 Postponement of term of juror service
- Section 35 Juror service performed at any location within judicial district
- Section 36 Notice of date of postponement or request for location transfer
- Section 37 Postponement for reasons of important business of commonwealth or United States
- Section 38 Availability for juror service by telephone notice
- Section 39 Deferment or advancement of, or excuse from, juror service; term limitations; dismissal or discharge of juror
- Section 40 Length of trial; excuse of juror
- Section 41 Length of term of service of jurors
- Section 42 Enforcement of chapter
- Section 43 Delinquency notice
- Section 44 Criminal complaint for delinquent juror
- Section 45 Studies, research and new procedures
- Section 46 Delegation of authority to jury commissioner
- Section 47 Compensation and reimbursement policy
- Section 48 Payment of regularly employed jurors
- Section 49 Employers or self-employed jurors excused from payment
- Section 50 Reimbursement of unemployed jurors for expenses
- Section 51 Payment of trial juror by commonwealth
- Section 52 Grand juror financial questionnaire
- Section 53 Private hearing to determine rate of compensation of grand juror
- Section 54 Payment of grand juror by commonwealth
- Section 55 Compensation of absent, alternate, standby jurors and jurors on telephone notice; credit during adjournments
- Section 56 Special awards of compensation and reimbursement; expenses; special arrangements
- Section 56A Meals for jurors in accordance with their religious requirements
- Section 57 Juror service certificate; contents
- Section 58 Juror service certificates; tender to employer for compensation
- Section 59 Form of payment of grand and trial jurors paid by commonwealth
- Section 60 Employer liability for failure to pay juror-employee
- Section 61 Violation of Sec. 60; harassment, etc. of employee
- Section 62 Trial juror's handbook
- Section 63 Telephone lines established by office of jury commissioner
- Section 64 Juror orientation
- Section 65 Welcoming address to jurors
- Section 66 Judicial discretion hearing with juror or employer
- Section 67 List of grand and trial jurors expected to appear sent or delivered to appropriate clerks of court
- Section 67A Examination of jurors
- Section 67B Peremptory challenges
- Section 67C Certain interests not to disqualify
- Section 67D Voir dire procedures
- Section 68 Additional jurors impanelled; alternate jurors
- Section 68A Foreperson
- Section 68B Number of jurors required to render verdict; instructions on sufficient numbers
- Section 68C Failure of jury to agree
- Section 69 Translators for deaf jurors
- Section 69A View by jury
- Section 70 Instruction to jury as to occupation or reputation of other jurors
- Section 71 Fraud in processing or selection of jurors or prospective jurors
- Section 72 Preservation of official records and papers compiled and maintained by office of jury commissioner
- Section 73 Challenge of array
- Section 74 Irregularities or defects causing mistrial or verdict to be set aside
- Section 74A Gratuities
- Section 75 Use of data processing equipment, etc. and electronic telecommunications systems
- Section 76 Contracts and agreements with, and gifts, etc. from governmental units
- Section 77 Contracts, agreements, gifts, etc.; deposit of funds
- Section 78 Management of jurors by individual courts
- Section 79 Annual report of jury commissioner
- Section 80 Annual conference of participants