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If, at the time of any jury trial, the jury panel present for the trial becomes exhausted, or whenever, in the opinion of the Municipal Judge, the panel is likely to be exhausted due to nonappearance of prospective jurors or challenges by each party, the Court may order the Chief of Police of the city to summon forthwith from the body of the city persons whose names are upon the tax roll or registration books and who have the qualifications of jurors to serve in the Court.
A. If a person summoned to serve as a juror in a circuit court fails to attend as required, the court shall order the person to appear forthwith and show cause for that failure. If the person fails to appear pursuant to the order or appears and fails to show good cause, the person may be punished for contempt.
B. A juror summoned to a court who fails to give attention in court, or who leaves without permission while the court is in session or otherwise fails to complete required jury service without permission, may be punished for contempt of the court.
The Municipal Court shall possess and exercise within the city all the privileges, powers, duties and jurisdiction, civil and criminal, of a justice of the peace of the county, and be subject to all the general laws prescribing the duties of such, and perform other duties as may be required by the state, the City Council or this chapter.