Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 884 - Jurors
Section 51-220a. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Use of electronic processing in selection and summoning of jurors.

Electronic data processing and similar equipment may be used in the selection, drawing and summoning of jurors under this chapter. At his election, the Jury Administrator may enter into a computerized data processing file the names of persons appearing on the list compiled under subsection (b) of section 51-222a, in order to perform any of the duties prescribed in this chapter.

(1967, P.A. 695, S. 2; P.A. 76-52, S. 5, 8; P.A. 76-436, S. 661, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 17, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-11, S. 2, 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, S. 5, 18; P.A. 84-393, S. 5, 18, 20; P.A. 94-169, S. 7, 20; P.A. 96-179, S. 2; P.A. 97-200, S. 5.)
*Note: On and after October 1, 2022, this section, as amended by section 3 of public act 21-170, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 51-220a. Use of electronic processing in selection, drawing and summoning of jurors. Annual compilation of data. (a) Electronic data processing and similar equipment may be used in the selection, drawing and summoning of jurors under this chapter. At the Jury Administrator's election, the Jury Administrator may enter into a computerized data processing file the names of persons appearing on the list compiled under subsection (b) of section 51-222a, in order to perform any of the duties prescribed in this chapter.
(b) In carrying out the duties prescribed in section 51-220, the Jury Administrator annually shall compile the number of jurors summoned from each town who complied with the summons and appeared for jury service.”
(1967, P.A. 695, S. 2; P.A. 76-52, S. 5, 8; P.A. 76-436, S. 661, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 17, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-11, S. 2, 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, S. 5, 18; P.A. 84-393, S. 5, 18, 20; P.A. 94-169, S. 7, 20; P.A. 96-179, S. 2; P.A. 97-200, S. 5; P.A. 21-170, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 76-52 transferred powers of chief court administrator to jury administrator, authorized use of data processing equipment in summoning of jurors and selection and drawing of jurors by rotation and added detailed provisions re tasks for which computerized data processing file of names selected by jury committees may be used; P.A. 76-436 had no effect since it required substitution of chief administrative judge for chief court administrator (an amendment which was cancelled by P.A. 76-436, Sec. 10a) and P.A. 76-52 previously substituted jury administrator for chief court administrator; P.A. 77-452 confirmed substitution of jury administrator for chief court administrator; P.A. 78-280 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 82-11 provided that the names of licensed motor vehicle operators may be entered into the data processing file, applicable to summoning of jurors for jury duty commencing on or after September 1, 1983; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, effective July 1, 1985, and applicable to summoning of jurors for jury duty on and after September 1, 1986, deleted provisions re approval and direction of use of data processing equipment by jury administrator and re preparation and return of inquiry blanks; P.A. 84-393 repealed amendments enacted by June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5 and made Subsec. (a) applicable to jurors selected and summoned to serve on or before August 31, 1986, and added Subsec. (b) re use of electronic data processing equipment in selection of jurors, applicable to jurors selected and summoned to serve on or after September 1, 1986; P.A. 94-169 eliminated obsolete provisions, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 96-179 added provision re list of names on list compiled under Sec. 51-222a(b) for juror selection process commencing September 1, 1997; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference to “Motor Vehicle Department” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Department of Motor Vehicles” for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 97-200 deleted reference to names of persons selected by jury committees and names of persons on lists from Department of Motor Vehicles, added reference to persons on list compiled under Sec. 51-222a(b), deleted Subdivs. (1) and (2) re specific tasks and substituted “any of the duties prescribed by this chapter”; P.A. 21-170 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re annual compilation of data on jurors summoned from each town and made a technical change, effective October 1, 2022.

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