§ 43-107 Drawing of grand and petit jurors
§ 43-112a Montgomery county; jurors to serve at either court on order of judge
§ 43-112b Neosho county; jurors to serve at Chanute or Erie, when
§ 43-127 Penalty for seeking jury service or to have another placed on jury list
§ 43-155 Jury service; declaration of public policy
§ 43-156 Same; right to serve as juror; qualification as elector
§ 43-157 Same; definitions
§ 43-158 Same; persons excluded from jury service
§ 43-159 Same; exclusions from jury service by court
§ 43-160 Same; taxpayers of municipality not excluded from jury service in actions against municipality
§ 43-161 Same; juror questionnaires; failure to or falsely answering questions, criminal penalty
§ 43-162 Jury service; preparation of jury lists
§ 43-163 Same; preparation of cards for wheel; drawing of cards to select jury panels; maintenance and control of wheel; use of computers, when
§ 43-164 Same; selection of jury panels; procedure
§ 43-165 Same; rules governing jury service, enforcement; unexcused nonattendance of juror, penalty
§ 43-166 Same; summoning jury panel, when; notice; return of jury list; use of first class mail in lieu of restricted mail
§ 43-167 Jury service; additional jurors
§ 43-168 Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial
§ 43-170 Jury service; summoning jurors
§ 43-171 Same; jurors’ fees
§ 43-172 Constitutionality
§ 43-173 Jury service; right to serve; liability; costs
§ 43-174 Jury service; disqualifying information
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 43 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Jury list: means a list of those persons qualified for jury duty in a county as such list is prepared in accordance with this act;

    (b) "Commissioner" or "jury commissioner" means the judge or judges of the district court in each county, or a person appointed to serve as jury commissioner by a district court;

    (c) "Wheel" means a container in which may be placed cards bearing the names of persons on the jury list of a county. See Kansas Statutes 43-157

  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.