Effective: May 22, 2012
Latest Legislation: House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly
(A) A person who is summoned as a juror and who has actually served as a juror in any county of the state under Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code for two consecutive calendar weeks shall be discharged by the court, except that the person shall not be so discharged until the close of a trial in which the person may be serving when the person's jury term expires.
(B) A person who is discharged as prescribed in this section is thereafter prohibited from jury service in any court of the state until the second jury year after the day of the person's last service, except that in counties of less than one hundred thousand population the court shall make rules in the county applicable to subsequent jury service by persons of that nature.
(C) Whenever the certificates of the clerk of the court of common pleas show that a person is entitled to a discharge as prescribed in this section, the commissioners of jurors upon request shall certify to that fact. No person shall be exempted from jury service for any reason, but a person may be excused from jury service or have the person's jury service postponed in accordance with Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code and the general statutes of the state.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 23 | Courts-Common Pleas
Chapter 2313 | Commissioners of Jurors
Section 2313.01 | Commissioners of Jurors; Examination of Jurors.
Section 2313.02 | Compensation - Appointment of Deputies; Administration of Oaths or Affirmations.
Section 2313.03 | Oath of Office.
Section 2313.04 | Office and Supplies.
Section 2313.05 | Establishment of Jury Year.
Section 2313.06 | Annual Compilation of Jury Source List.
Section 2313.07 | Number of Jurors Drawn.
Section 2313.08 | Notice of Drawing; Collection of Forfeiture.
Section 2313.09 | Methods for Drawing Jurors; Certification and Filing of List.
Section 2313.10 | Commissioner May Establish Electronic Juror Notification System.
Section 2313.11 | Summoning Jurors.
Section 2313.12 | Obligation to Serve as Juror.
Section 2313.13 | Race or Color Shall Not Disqualify a Juror.
Section 2313.14 | Juror May Be Excused.
Section 2313.15 | Juror May Be Discharged or Have Service Postponed or Excused.
Section 2313.16 | Array May Be Set Aside.
Section 2313.17 | Causes for Challenge of Persons Called as Jurors.
Section 2313.18 | Failure to Testify; Request for In-Camera Hearing.
Section 2313.19 | Employer May Not Penalize Employee for Being Called to Jury Duty.
Section 2313.20 | Mandatory Attendance.
Section 2313.21 | Discharge for Past Service.
Section 2313.22 | Compensation of Jurors.
Section 2313.23 | Retention of Documents and Electronic Media.