Sec. 1301b.
(1) Within 2 years after the effective date of this section each circuit of the circuit court shall develop a plan for the implementation of a modified system of jury selection in their respective courts.
(2) Each plan shall specify methods for utilizing eligible jurors to further the following goals:
(a) Lessening the inconvenience to citizens of serving as a juror.
(b) Broadening citizen participation in the jury system.
(c) Distributing the responsibility for participation in the jury system among the people in as fair a manner as possible.
(d) Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of circuit court activity.
(e) Reducing the length of the term of service of a juror.
(f) Reducing the number of trials on which an individual juror serves during the juror's term.
(3) Each circuit of the circuit court shall submit their plan to the supreme court for review to determine that the plan serves to further the goals listed in subsection (2).
(4) Upon approval of the plan by the supreme court, and within 3 years after the effective date of this section, each circuit of the circuit court shall adopt and implement their plan.
(5) A district of the district court, county or probate court district of the probate court, or a common pleas court may develop and implement a plan for a modified system consistent with this section. If a court develops a plan, it may submit the plan to the supreme court for approval. If a court adopts a plan, the provisions of this section and those rules which the supreme court shall develop pursuant to this section, shall apply to that court.
(6) This section shall not apply to circuits of the circuit court which have a population of less than 250,000 based on 1970 census.
History: Add. 1978, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 8, 1978
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-13 - Chapter 13 Jurors (600.1300...600.1376)
Section 600.1300 - Definitions.
Section 600.1301 - Jury Board; Appointment; Qualifications; Terms; Existing Boards; Vacancies.
Section 600.1301a - Courts in Which Selection of Juries Governed by Chapter; Exceptions.
Section 600.1302 - Jury Board; Election of President and Secretary; Salary of Members; Quorum.
Section 600.1303 - Jury Board; Authorization and Salaries of Assistants.
Section 600.1303a - Jury Board; Oath; Filing.
Section 600.1304 - Selection of Jurors; List.
Section 600.1304a - Use of Electronic and Mechanical Devices by Jury; Other Method.
Section 600.1305 - Jury Board; Meetings; Records; Use as Evidence.
Section 600.1306, 600.1307 - Repealed. 1978, Act 11, Eff. Feb. 8, 1981.
Section 600.1308 - Jurors; Estimate of Number Needed.
Section 600.1309 - Jurors; List of Those Who Have Served.
Section 600.1311 - Determination of Key Number.
Section 600.1312 - Key Number; First Jury List; Compilation.
Section 600.1314 - Excusal of Exempt Persons; Investigations.
Section 600.1315 - Juror Qualifications Questionnaires; Retention; Confidentiality.
Section 600.1316 - Jurors; Appearance Before Board; Notice; Evening Sessions.
Section 600.1317 - Jurors; Personal Attendance Excused.
Section 600.1318 - Jurors; Oaths, Administration.
Section 600.1319 - Record of Persons Examined.
Section 600.1321 - Second Jury List; Sealing; Jurisdiction of District Court District.
Section 600.1322 - Juror Names; Depositing; Withdrawal; Record.
Section 600.1323 - Names Not Used; Sealing.
Section 600.1324 - Jurors; Selection; Information; Contents; District Court District.
Section 600.1325 - Repealed. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969.
Section 600.1326 - Grand Jurors; Selection; Term.
Section 600.1327 - Jurors; Selection; Time; Notice; Witnesses.
Section 600.1328 - Jurors; Selection; Procedure.
Section 600.1329 - Selection of Jurors; Legality; Challenges; Grounds.
Section 600.1330 - Board Box; Closing, Custody.
Section 600.1331 - Lists of Jurors; Delivery to Clerk.
Section 600.1332 - Jurors; Summons for Service; Method; Record; Evidence.
Section 600.1333 - Jurors; Excuse or Postponement of Services; Application.
Section 600.1334 - Jurors; Temporary Excuse; Duty to Report.
Section 600.1336 - Jurors; Excess; Discharge; Effect.
Section 600.1337 - Jurors; Unqualified or Exempt; Discharge.
Section 600.1338 - Jurors; Excused; Removal of Name From List.
Section 600.1339 - Jurors; Service Postponed; Disposition.
Section 600.1340 - Report of Court Clerk.
Section 600.1341 - Additional Jurors; Procedure.
Section 600.1342 - Jurors; New List; Court Order.
Section 600.1343 - Jurors; Term of Service.
Section 600.1345 - Attempts to Influence Board; Report.
Section 600.1346 - Acts Punishable as Contempts.
Section 600.1347 - Jurors; Bribery; Penalty; Embracery; Civil Liability.
Section 600.1349 - Jurors; Nonliability for Verdict; Exception.
Section 600.1350 - Selection and Impaneling of Juries for Condemnation and Grade Separation Cases.
Section 600.1351 - Repealed. 1970, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970.
Section 600.1352 - Trial by Jury of 6 in Civil Cases; Verdict.
Section 600.1353 - Court Rules.
Section 600.1355 - Practices Governed by Supreme Court Rules.
Section 600.1371 - “One Day, One Trial System” Defined.
Section 600.1374 - Repealed. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004.