West Virginia Code 52-1-16 – Preservation of records
All records and papers compiled and maintained by the clerk in connection with selection and service of jurors from the master list, the jury box or the jury wheel shall be preserved by the clerk for at least four years after such jurors were selected, or for any longer period ordered by the court.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 52-1-16
- Clerk: means clerk of the circuit court and includes any deputy circuit clerk. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- court: means the circuit and magistrate courts of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Jury box: means any physical, nonelectronic device in which are placed names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list and from which names are drawn at random for jury panels. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- Jury wheel: means any electronic system in which are placed names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list and from which names are drawn at random for jury panels. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- Master list: means the master list of residents of the county from which prospective jurors are to be chosen, and which is compiled in accordance with the provisions of section five of this article. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
The clerk shall make an annual report no later than March 1 of each year to the Supreme Court of Appeals setting forth the following information: Whether the clerk employed a jury box or jury wheel for the year reported, and the age, race and gender of each person for whom a juror qualification form has been received. The Supreme Court of Appeals shall provide this information to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates on an annual basis, no later than April 1 of each year.