On and after July 1, 2012, the clerk shall be authorized to mail all summonses by first-class mail addressed to the prospective jurors’ most notorious places of abode at least 25 days prior to the date of the court the prospective jurors shall attend. Failure to receive the notice personally shall be a defense to a contempt citation.
History. Code 1981, § 15-12-65.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-33/HB 415.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’
Structure Georgia Code
§ 15-12-60. Qualifications of Grand Jurors; Impact of Ineligibility
§ 15-12-62.1. Choosing of Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-63. Concurrent Grand Juries
§ 15-12-65.1. Mailing of Summonses; Failure to Receive Notice
§ 15-12-66. Preliminary Oath to Be Administered to Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-66.1. Insufficient Number of Persons to Complete Panel of Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-67. Appointment or Election of Foreman; Oath of Foreman and Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-69. Oath of Bailiff Attending Grand Jury
§ 15-12-70. Disqualification for Relationship to Interested Party
§ 15-12-71. Duties of Grand Jury
§ 15-12-72. Disclosures of Grand Jurors in Court
§ 15-12-73. Exclusion of Admissions and Communications Among Grand Jurors
§ 15-12-74. Grand Jury Presentment of Offenses; Publication or Filing of Findings
§ 15-12-78. Inspection of County Jails; Recommendations and Presentments
§ 15-12-80. Publication of General Presentments
§ 15-12-81. Notice of Upcoming Appointment by Grand Jury
§ 15-12-82. Change of Venue in Criminal Grand Jury Investigation