Rhode Island General Laws 9-10-8. Period of service of jurors
No person summoned as a petit juror shall be required to serve more than two (2) weeks in any year in which he or she may be summoned; unless at the expiration of the period of two (2) weeks he or she shall be actually serving on a jury theretofore impaneled to try an issue then pending and undetermined, in which case he or she shall continue to serve until the trial is concluded. Notwithstanding the above provisions, if a juror has been tentatively selected to serve on a jury by the parties litigant and the juror has not been formally sworn and impaneled by the end of the two (2) week period, the trial judge, in his or her discretion, may extend the two (2) week term until the trial is concluded or until the juror is excused. Provided every person summoned as a grand juror shall serve as such in the term for which he or she is summoned for such time or times as the court may require and until a succeeding grand jury shall be called and impaneled as provided by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 26; P.L. 1921, ch. 2102, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 26; P.L. 1928, ch. 1204, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 22; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-8; P.L. 1972, ch. 112, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-10-8
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.