The length of the term of service for jurors shall be one day except that (1) if a juror is impaneled on a jury trial which lasts more than one day, then the term of service shall be the length of that trial, or (2) if a juror is administered the voir dire oath and examination of such juror is not completed during that day, then the term of service shall be through the completion of the examination, if the juror is not selected, or the length of the jury trial, if the juror is selected, or (3) if the court otherwise orders, then the term of service shall be such number of days as the court may order.
(P.A. 84-393, S. 14, 20; P.A. 85-140, S. 7; P.A. 86-278, S. 11, 12; P.A. 94-169, S. 17, 20.)
History: P.A. 85-140 amended Subsec. (a) by inserting a new Subdiv. (2) re the term of service for a juror administered the voir dire oath whose examination has not been completed during that day, and redesignated former Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3); P.A. 86-278 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “in any judicial district so designated by the chief court administrator” and inserted new Subsec. (b) providing that except as provided in Subsec. (a), the length of term of service as a juror shall be such period as presiding judge directs, provided juror shall not be impaneled in new case during three-month period after jury service, relettering former Subsec. (b) as (c); P.A. 94-169 eliminated obsolete provisions, effective July 1, 1994.
Cited. 220 C. 487; 237 C. 238.
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