(a) In each county, the clerk shall compile and maintain a master list of residents of the county from which prospective jurors are to be chosen. The master list shall be a list of individuals compiled from not less than two of the following source lists:
(1) Persons who have filed a state personal income tax return for the preceding tax year;
(2) Persons who are registered to vote in the county;
(3) Persons who hold a valid motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license as determined from the drivers' license lists provided by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The clerk shall compile the master list by combining all the names from each source used and eliminating all duplicates or by selecting a sample of names from each source used by means of a random key number system. If a sample of names is selected from each source list, the same percentage of names must be selected from each list. One source list shall be designated a primary source. Names selected from the second source shall be compared with the entire list of names on the primary source. Duplicate names shall be removed from the second source sample and the remaining names shall be combined with the sample of names selected from the primary source to form the master list. If more than two source lists are used, this process shall be repeated, using the previously combined list for comparison with the third source list, and so on.
(b) The master list so compiled shall be used for a period of two years or such other period as designated by the chief judge.
(c) In addition to the master list required to be compiled under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the clerk shall compile a list of persons who pay real property taxes to compile and maintain a list of freeholders to be used as jurors in condemnation cases.
(d) Any public officer of an agency, department or political subdivision of this state having custody, possession or control of any of the source lists designated to be used in compiling the master list shall make the source list available to the clerk for inspection, reproduction and copying at all reasonable times: Provided, That the Tax Commissioner shall be exempt from this requirement. The master list and the freeholder list shall be open to the public for examination.
Structure West Virginia Code
§52-1-1. Declaration of Policy
§52-1-2. Prohibition of Discrimination
§52-1-5a. Jury Qualification Form; Contents; Procedure for Use; Penalties
§52-1-7. Drawings From the Jury Wheel or Jury Box; Notice of Jury Duty; Penalties
§52-1-7a. Alternate Procedure for Selection of Jury by Electronic Data Processing Methods
§52-1-8. Disqualification From Jury Service
§52-1-11. Excuses From Jury Service
§52-1-12. Discharge of Excess Jurors
§52-1-13. Competency of Jurors When Municipality, County or District Is a Party
§52-1-14. When and How Jurors Are to Be Summoned From a County to Serve in Another County
§52-1-15. Challenging Compliance With Selection Procedures
§52-1-16. Preservation of Records
§52-1-17. Reimbursement of Jurors
§52-1-18. When Juror Not Entitled to Reimbursement
§52-1-19. Record of Allowance to Jurors
§52-1-20. Payment of Reimbursement
§52-1-21. Excuse From Employment
§52-1-22. Fraud in Selection of Jurors; Penalties
§52-1-23. Length of Service by Jurors
§52-1-24. Penalties for Failure to Perform Jury Service
§52-1-25. Present Methods of Jury Selection to Remain in Effect Until Preparation of Master List
§52-1-26. Provisions Apply to Selection Jurors for Magistrate Juries