Michigan Laws 600.1376 – Plan for selection of persons for jury service with aid of mechanical or electronic means; adoption; requirements
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(1) Upon recommendation of the district court judge or a majority of the judges of a district, circuit judge or a majority of the circuit judges of a circuit, probate court judge or a majority of the judges of the county or probate court district, or a judge of a municipal court of record or a majority of the judges of a municipal court of record, the court may adopt a plan for the selection of persons for jury service with the aid of mechanical or electronic means.
(2) A plan adopted pursuant to subsection (1) shall conform to the following requirements:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.1376
- Personal identification cardholder list: means a compilation of names of individuals who are 18 years of age or older, addresses, zip codes, dates of birth, and sexes of Michigan residents who have received an official state personal identification card under Act No. See Michigan Laws 600.1300
- Probate: Proving a will
(a) For jurors summoned for trials beginning before September 1, 1987, it shall specify that the sources from which names are to be taken for jury purposes are all voter registration lists from all precincts in the district, circuit, county, or probate court district, or city. For jurors summoned for trials beginning after August 31, 1987, it shall specify that the source from which names are to be taken for jury purposes is the combined driver’s license and personal identification cardholder list pertaining to all precincts in the district, circuit, county, or probate court district, or city.
(b) It shall provide a fair, impartial, and objective method of selecting persons for jury service with the aid of mechanical or electronic equipment.
(c) It shall designate the official to be in charge of the selection and management of jurors and shall define his or her duties.
(d) It shall specify that a true and complete written list showing the names and addresses of the persons summoned to begin jury service on a particular date shall be filed of record with the county clerk at least 10 days before the date the persons are to begin jury service.