Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 8 - Juries and Jurors

Section 8-215 - Authorized Provisions -- Disqualification, Excusal, and Exemption of Prospective or Qualified Jurors and Rescheduling of Service - The jury plan for a county may enable its jury...

Section 8-216 - Authorized Provisions -- Frequency of Service - A jury plan may provide that, notwithstanding the limit on...

Section 8-217 - Authorized Provisions -- Donation Programs - A jury plan may create a program for donation of...

Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors

Part I - Prospective Jurors

Section 8-301 - Prospective Juror Pool - (a) At each interval set in a jury plan for...

Section 8-302 - Initial Questions - (a) In accordance with an agreement, if any, under §...

Section 8-303 - Alteration of Form - Whenever it seems to a jury commissioner that there is...

Section 8-304 - Interview - (a) Whenever a person fails to return a completed juror...

Section 8-305 - Additional Questioning - Whenever a person appears for jury service, a jury commissioner...

Section 8-306 - Bases for Exemptions - An individual is exempt from jury service only if the...

Part II - Qualified Jurors

Section 8-309 - Qualified Juror - An individual who is not disqualified, excused, or exempted under...

Section 8-310 - Qualified Juror Pool - (a) (1) At each interval set in a jury plan...

Section 8-311 - Supplemental Questionnaire - At the request of a trial judge, a jury commissioner...

Part III - Records

Section 8-314 - Records - (a) A jury commissioner shall document each addition or other...

Subtitle 4 - Juries

Part I - In General

Section 8-401 - Summons - (a) Whenever a grand or trial jury is needed, a...

Section 8-402 - Disqualification, Excusal, or Exemption From or Postponement of Duty - (a) Subject to the requirements of this section, a jury...

Section 8-403 - Multiple Service - An individual may not be required to serve simultaneously: (1)...

Section 8-404 - Disqualification by Trial Judge - (a) Notwithstanding § 8–103(a) of this title, a trial judge...

Section 8-405 - Temporary Excusal of Sworn Jurors - A trial judge may: (1) Excuse a sworn juror temporarily;...

Part II - Challenges

Section 8-408 - In Civil Case - (a) This section sets forth the exclusive procedure by which...

Section 8-409 - In Criminal Case - (a) This section sets forth the exclusive procedure by which...

Part III - Grand Jury

Section 8-412 - Number of Jurors - (a) When sworn, a grand jury shall consist of 23...

Section 8-413 - Additional Grand Juries - In addition to any grand jury that a jury plan...

Section 8-414 - Attendees - (a) A court reporter whom a jury judge orders under...

Section 8-415 - Oaths - (a) Each grand juror shall take an oath in substantially...

Section 8-416 - Record - (a) A court reporter ordered to take testimony given before...

Section 8-417 - Baltimore City Investigations and Reports - (a) This section applies only to a grand jury for...

Part IV - Trial Jury

Section 8-420 - Peremptory Challenges in Criminal Cases - (a) (1) This subsection applies only in a criminal trial...

Section 8-421 - Minimum Size of Jury and Array - (a) In a civil case in which a jury trial...

Section 8-422 - Separation or Sequestration - At any time before or after submission of a case...

Part V - Reimbursement

Section 8-425 - "Per Diem" Defined - In this Part V of this subtitle, “per diem” means...

Section 8-426 - Amount - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual...

Section 8-427 - Local Levy and Supplement - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the...

Section 8-428 - State Budget - The State budget for the Judicial Branch for each fiscal...

Section 8-429 - Certificate of Jury Commissioner - The jury commissioner of a circuit court shall issue to...

Section 8-430 - Donation - Prospective, qualified, or sworn jurors may donate their per diem...

Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 8-501 - Employment Loss - (a) An employer may not deprive an individual of employment...

Section 8-502 - Leave - (a) An employer may not require an employee to use...

Section 8-503 - Failure to Return Completed Juror Qualification Form - (a) A person who is summoned for jury service under...

Section 8-504 - Failure to Appear for Jury Service - (a) A person may not fail to appear for jury...

Section 8-505 - Failure to Complete Jury Service - (a) A person who is summoned for jury service under...

Section 8-506 - Material Misrepresentation - (a) A person may not willfully misrepresent a material fact...

Section 8-507 - Grand Jury Secrecy - (a) A person may not disclose any content of a...

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Maryland Statutes Courts and Judicial Proceedings Title 8 - Juries and Jurors

Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 8 - Juries and Jurors