HB-4403, As Passed House, June 30, 2011
March 9, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Jackson and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 1313 (MCL 600.1313), as amended by 2004 PA 12.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1313. (1) The board shall supply a juror qualifications
questionnaire
to persons each person on the first jury list,
regardless of whether the person previously failed to return a
juror qualification questionnaire. This questionnaire shall contain
blanks for the information the board desires, concerning
qualifications for, and exemptions from, jury service. Persons on
the first jury list are required to return the questionnaire fully
answered to the jury board within 10 days after it is received.
(2) In any county, the jury questionnaire described in this
section and the written summons notice described in section 1332
may be provided together in the same mailing.
(3) If a qualifying questionnaire is returned with an
indication by the United States postal service that the person to
whom the questionnaire is addressed is deceased, the name of the
person shall be removed from the first juror list and that name and
circumstance may be forwarded to the local clerk.