§ 11-28-116 — Jury list and jury boxes.

A. Upon written request of the presiding judge of the municipal criminal court of record for a stated number of jurors to the presiding judge of the appropriate district court, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court to draw from the jury wheel the requested number of jurors in the same manner as is provided by the law for the district court, and to prepare a list of the names drawn and certify such list to the judge of the municipal criminal court of record. Upon receipt of such jury list by the judge of said court, the same shall be filed in the records of the court and the judge or clerk shall thereupon write the name of each person upon such list upon a separate slip of paper of uniform size and color and place the same in a box in the same manner as required by law in the preparation of jury boxes in the district court; except that the box wherein the names of jurors of the court shall be kept shall be locked with two (2) keys, one of which shall be retained and kept by the judge of the municipal court and the other by the chief of police of the city. B. The judge of the court shall ascertain if any of the prospective jurors reside outside the corporate limits of the city and shall not summon for jury duty any nonresident of the city.

Legislative History

Laws 1977, c. 256, § 28-116, eff. July 1, 1978.