43-155. Jury service; declaration of public policy. The public policy of this state is declared to be that jury service is the solemn obligation of all qualified citizens, and that excuses from the discharge of this responsibility should be granted by the judges of the courts of this state only for reasons of compelling personal hardship or because requiring service would be contrary to the public welfare, health or safety; that all litigants entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the community in the district wherein the court convenes; and that all citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on juries in the district courts of Kansas.
History: L. 1971, ch. 176, ยง 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
43-107 Drawing of grand and petit jurors.
43-112a Montgomery county; jurors to serve at either court on order of judge.
43-112b Neosho county; jurors to serve at Chanute or Erie, when.
43-127 Penalty for seeking jury service or to have another placed on jury list.
43-155 Jury service; declaration of public policy.
43-156 Same; right to serve as juror; qualification as elector.
43-158 Same; persons excluded from jury service.
43-159 Same; exclusions from jury service by court.
43-161 Same; juror questionnaires; failure to or falsely answering questions, criminal penalty.
43-162 Jury service; preparation of jury lists.
43-164 Same; selection of jury panels; procedure.
43-165 Same; rules governing jury service, enforcement; unexcused nonattendance of juror, penalty.
43-167 Jury service; additional jurors.
43-168 Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial.
43-170 Jury service; summoning jurors.