§ 16-31-104 — Limitations on frequency and period of service

Arkansas § 16-31-104

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 16

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(a) Any person who is sworn as a member of a grand or petit jury shall be ineligible to serve on another grand or petit jury in the same county for a period of two (2) years from the date the person is excused from further jury service by the court or by operation of law. (b) No petit juror shall be required to report for jury duty on more than ten (10) days or for more than a four-month period during the calendar year for which he or she is selected, except that any juror actually engaged in the trial of a case at the time of the expiration of the period of permitted service shall serve until the trial of the case is concluded. (c) A summons to serve on jury duty shall include a description of the maximum periods of service under this section.

Legislative History

Acts 1969, No. 568, §§ 3, 4; 1971, No. 364, § 1; 1983, No. 425, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 39-103, 39-104; Acts 2007, No. 225, § 1.