RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY

§ 34.01 RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

   No person charged with a violation defined and made punishable by the City Charter or any ordinance of the City of Union shall have the right to trial by jury unless the such is required by state law, the Oregon Constitution or the Constitution of the United States of America. In the event that a person charged has a right to trial by jury, the court shall so inform the person charged and advise of the requirements of this section for the exercise of that right. Absent good cause being shown to the Municipal Judge, the right to a jury shall be deemed waived unless the person charged gives written notice of the desire for a jury to the Municipal Court at least 30 calendar days prior to the trial date set by the Municipal Court.

(Ord. 253, passed 2-8-1960; Ord. 294, passed 10-21-1974; Ord. 498, passed 12-12-2005)

§ 34.02 NUMBER OF JURORS.

   The jury shall consist of six persons duly sworn to try the cause for which they are called, and the jurors shall be selected as hereinafter provided.

(Ord. 253, passed 2-8-1960)

§ 34.03 QUALIFICATION OF JURORS.

   In order to act as a juror in the Municipal Court of the City of Union, Oregon, a person must have the qualifications prescribed in O.R.S. Chapter 10 and, in addition thereto, must be an inhabitant and registered voter within the City of Union at the time when he or she is summoned.

(Ord. 253, passed 2-8-1960)

§ 34.04 JURY LIST.

   Upon passage of this subchapter, and on the first Monday in January of each year hereafter, the Municipal Judge of the City of Union, together with the City Recorder and Mayor, shall meet and make a list containing the names of not less than 50 persons who are the most competent of the permanent citizens of the city by selecting names by lot from the voters registration list used at the last preceding city election. The list, so selected, shall be known as a preliminary jury list. The Municipal Judge, Recorder and Mayor shall then delete from the preliminary jury list the names of those persons known not to be qualified by law to serve as jurors, and the remaining shall constitute the jury list. The jury list shall contain the Christian name and the surname, place of residence and occupation of each person named therein and shall be certified by the City Recorder and placed on file in his or her office within ten days from the time it is prepared. If, for any reason, the making of a jury list is omitted and neglected on the first Monday in January of any year, it may be done on the first Monday of any month following, to serve until the close of the year.

(Ord. 253, passed 2-8-1960)