(a) The Municipal Judge shall provide by order rules relating to the random drawing by the Jury Commission of panels from the jury wheel or jury box for juries in Municipal Court. Upon receipt of the direction and in the manner prescribed by the Court, the Jury Commission shall publicly draw at random from the jury wheel or jury box the number of jurors specified.
(b) If a jury is ordered to be drawn, the Clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served not less than thirty days before the date for which the persons are to report for jury duty with a summons either personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person at their usual residence, business or post office address, requiring them to report for jury service at a specified time and place.
(c) If the summons provided in subsection (b) hereof is served by registered or certified mail, the Clerk shall also serve in the same mail with the summons a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions to fill out and return the form by mail to the Clerk within ten days after its receipt. If the summons provided in subsection (b) hereof is served personally, such service shall also include a like juror qualification form with similar instructions to complete and return the form. The juror qualification form is subject to approval by the Municipal Judge as to matters of form and shall elicit the name, address of residence, sex, race and age of the prospective juror and whether the prospective juror:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the City;
(2) Is able to read, speak and understand the English language;
(3) Has any physical or mental disability substantially impairing the capacity to render satisfactory jury service;
(4) Has served as a municipal, magistrate, petit or grand juror within the previous two years;
(5) Has lost the right to vote because of criminal conviction; and
(6) Has been convicted of perjury, false swearing or other infamous offense.
The juror qualification form shall contain the prospective juror's declaration that the responses are true to the best of the prospective juror's knowledge and an acknowledgement that a willful misrepresentation of a material fact may be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both. Notarization of the juror qualification form shall not be required. If the prospective juror is unable to fill out the form, another person may do it for the prospective juror and indicate that such person has done so and the reason therefor. If it appears there is an omission, ambiguity or error in a returned form, the Clerk shall again send the form with instructions to the prospective juror to make the necessary addition, clarification or correction and return the form to the Clerk within ten days after its second receipt.
(d) Any prospective juror who fails to return a completed juror qualification form as instructed shall be directed by the Jury Commission to appear forthwith before the Clerk to fill out the juror qualification form. At the time of the prospective juror's appearance for jury service, or at the time of any interview before the Court or Clerk, any prospective juror may be required to fill out another juror qualification form in the presence of the Court or Clerk, at which time the prospective juror may be questioned, but only with regard to the responses to questions contained on the form and ground for the prospective juror's excuse or disqualification. Any information thus acquired by the Court or Clerk shall be noted on the juror qualification form.
(e) A prospective juror who fails to appear as directed by the Commission pursuant to subsection (b) hereof shall be ordered by the Court to appear and show cause for failure to appear as directed. If the prospective juror fails to appear pursuant to the Court's order or fails to show good cause for failure to appear as directed by the Jury Commission, such prospective juror is guilty of civil contempt and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(f) Any person who willfully misrepresents a material fact on a juror qualification form or during any interview described in subsection (b) hereof for the purpose of avoiding or securing service as a juror, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(Ord. 1556. Passed 11-20-86.)