Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 45 - Juries and Jurors
Section 4521.1 - Statewide jury information system


(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any prohibition found in any other law, regulation or rule to the contrary, the following departments shall submit to the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, in a format provided herein, a list of individuals as designated for that department to be included in a Statewide jury information system on or before October 31 of each year:
(1) The Department of Public Welfare - every individual resident in this Commonwealth who receives cash assistance or food stamps pursuant to a Federal or State program through the department except as prohibited by Federal law or regulation.
(2) The Department of Transportation - every individual resident in this Commonwealth who has been issued a driver's license pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15 (relating to licensing of drivers).
(3) The Department of Revenue - every individual resident who files a return for the payment of taxes imposed by the Commonwealth under Article III of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
(4) The Department of State - every individual resident who is listed as a registered voter under 25 Pa.C.S. Pt. IV (relating to voter registration).
(b) Identifying information.--Each list submitted by a department pursuant to subsection (a) shall contain only the following identifying information, if available, of an individual to be included in the Statewide jury information system:
(1) Name, including first, middle and last names, including any suffixes.
(2) Except as provided in 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality), each individual's street address, municipality and zip code.
(3) Date of birth.
(4) The last four digits of the individual's Social Security number.
(c) Duties of Court Administrator.--The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall annually collect information for creation of a Statewide jury information system. This shall be completed by:
(1) Collecting the names from the departments as submitted under subsection (a).
(2) Combining each individual department list submitted into a master list.
(3) Removing any information that identifies the source of the information submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
(4) Assembling the names into groups arranged by the county of residence for each individual on the master list.
(5) Removing duplicate names from each county list.
(d) Dissemination.--
(1) Upon request from the jury selection commission of the county, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall make available to the requesting county the list of names for that county from the Statewide jury information system. In providing the information, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall only provide the name, address and date of birth of each individual on the list being provided. All other identifying information shall be removed from any list made available pursuant to the request. Under no circumstances may the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania include any other identifying information.
(2) Upon request from the Clerk of Court for a United States District Court, the Court Administrator shall make available to the requesting Clerk of Court the list of names for the counties comprising the district within the jurisdiction of the requesting court from the Statewide jury information system. In providing the information, the Court Administrator shall only provide the name, address and date of birth of each individual on the list being provided. All other identifying information shall be removed from any list made available pursuant to the request. Under no circumstances may the Court Administrator include any other identifying information.
(e) Restrictions on use of information.--Information provided by the departments to the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall be provided by agreement executed by the appropriate authorities. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the following conditions:
(1) Information required pursuant to this section will be provided only in an electronic form as determined by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.
(2) The information provided shall be used only for the purpose provided in this section and for no other purpose.
(3) Except for the purpose of internal review and compliance by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, no lists may be printed from the information submitted, created or produced under this section.
(4) Except as provided in section 4521(b) (relating to selection of prospective jurors), any rerelease of the information provided pursuant to this section is strictly prohibited.
(5) The Statewide jury information system and any list provided by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to the county jury selection commission pursuant to this section may not reveal the source of names on that list or indicate in any way the source of the names submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
(6) Except as provided in section 4521(b), nothing submitted, created or produced under this section shall constitute a public document, nor shall it be subject to release or disclosure under the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, or any other similar rule, enactment or decision.
(July 17, 2007, P.L.123, No.37, eff. 120 days; July 4, 2008, P.L.286, No.35, eff. July 1, 2008)

2008 Amendment. Act 35 amended subsec. (d).
2007 Amendment. Act 37 added section 4521.1.
References in Text. The act of June 21, 1957, P.L.390, No.212, referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, referred to in subsec. (e)(6), was repealed by the act of Feb. 14, 2008, P.L.6, No.3, known as the Right-to-Know Law.
The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.
Cross References. Section 4521.1 is referred to in section 4521 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

Chapter 45 - Juries and Jurors

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 4501 - Declaration of policy

Section 4502 - Qualifications of jurors

Section 4503 - Exemptions from jury duty

Section 4521 - Selection of prospective jurors

Section 4521.1 - Statewide jury information system

Section 4522 - List of qualified jurors

Section 4523 - List of disqualified jurors

Section 4524 - Selection of jurors for service

Section 4525 - Equipment used for selection of jurors

Section 4526 - Challenging compliance with selection procedures

Section 4527 - Effect of verdict on jury selection errors

Section 4531 - Issuance of court orders for jurors

Section 4532 - Summoning persons to serve as jurors

Section 4541 - Short title of subchapter

Section 4542 - Definitions

Section 4543 - Convening county investigating grand jury

Section 4544 - Convening multicounty investigating grand jury

Section 4545 - Composition of investigating grand jury

Section 4546 - Term of investigating grand jury

Section 4547 - Additional investigating grand juries

Section 4548 - Powers of investigating grand jury

Section 4549 - Investigating grand jury proceedings

Section 4550 - Submission of investigations by attorney for the Commonwealth to investigating grand jury

Section 4551 - Investigating grand jury presentments

Section 4552 - Investigating grand jury reports

Section 4553 - Expenses of investigating grand juries and trials resulting therefrom

Section 4561 - Compensation of and travel allowance for jurors

Section 4562 - Juror's right to refuse inquiries

Section 4563 - Protection of employment of petit and grand jurors

Section 4563.1 - Protection of employment of grand jurors (Deleted by amendment)

Section 4564 - Alternate jurors

Section 4565 - Challenging certain petit jurors where political subdivision is a party

Section 4581 - Interfering with selection of jurors

Section 4582 - Tampering with names of jurors

Section 4583 - Tampering with jurors

Section 4583.1 - Aggravated jury tampering

Section 4584 - Failure of juror to appear