Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. Rules
Rule 9. Juror Questionnaire

Rule 9 - Juror Questionnaire.
(a) All jurors are requested to complete a questionnaire in the form on file with the clerk in his/her general order file and which contains basic vital statistics and other pertinent information. The completed forms will only be available to the parties, the attorneys for the parties, judges and court employees. Others requesting the completed forms must file a Request for Privacy Information with the court. The jury questionnaire will be destroyed by the clerk's office within a reasonable length of time after the conclusion of the jury term.
(b) A party may request that the court approve the mailing of a supplemental questionnaire to prospective jurors by submitting a motion, with proposed supplemental questions, at least sixty days in advance of the trial date. Any other party may file a response to the proposed supplemental questions within twenty days, and the moving party may file a reply within five days. The court may approve, modify, or disapprove the proposed supplemental questions in part or in their entirety. If the court approves or modifies the supplemental questions, the requesting party or parties shall pay the costs of mailing the supplemental questionnaire, including the costs of postage, paper, and envelopes.
History: En. Sup. Ct. Ord. May 29, 1987, eff. June 1, 1987; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. Aug. 20, 2008, eff. Aug. 20, 2008; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. Sept. 10, 2008, eff. Sept. 10, 2008; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, March 15, 2011, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, Oct. 29, 2019, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

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