Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 45 - Juries and Jurors
Section 4581 - Interfering with selection of jurors


(a) Commission members and employees.--Any member of the jury selection commission or any employee, clerk, investigator or assistant in the employ of the commission, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of unlawfully procuring the selection or nonselection of any person for jury service commits a misdemeanor of the second degree and upon conviction thereof shall be forthwith removed from his office or employment and in addition thereto shall be ineligible to hold any public office or employment under the laws of this Commonwealth. In the case of the judicial member of the commission, such member shall be disqualified to hold his position on the commission and the matter shall be referred to the Judicial Conduct Board.
(b) Other persons.--Any person other than the persons described in subsection (a), who undertakes or offers by illegal means to influence the selection or excusing of any person from jury service or who gives money or anything of value to any person for the purpose of effecting the impartial selection of jurors or to procure exemption from jury service or who solicits, demands or receives money or anything of value or the promise thereof from any person for the purpose of in any manner affecting the selection or exemption of any persons from jury service or performs any of these acts for the purpose of enabling himself or another to evade jury service, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug. 16, 1993)

1993 Amendment. Act 56 amended subsec. (a).

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