Montana Code Annotated 2003

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     3-15-402. (Temporary) Selection of qualified persons. (1) Subject to subsection (2), at the meeting specified in 3-15-401, the officers present shall select from the most recent list of all registered electors, as prepared by the county registrar, and make a list of the names of all persons qualified to serve as trial jurors, as prescribed in part 3 of this chapter. Each name appearing on the list must be assigned a number that must be placed opposite the name on the jury list and must be considered the number of the juror opposite whose name it appears. A person's name may not appear on a jury list for more than one court during a 1-year term.
     (2) The list prepared under subsection (1) may not include the name of a person permanently excluded from jury service under 3-15-313.
     3-15-402. (Effective October 1, 2005). Selection of qualified persons. (1) Subject to subsection (2), at the meeting specified in 3-15-401, the officers present, working with the office of the secretary of state, shall select from the most recent list of all registered electors, as prepared by the county registrar, working with the office of the secretary of state, and make a list of the names of all persons qualified to serve as trial jurors, as prescribed in part 3 of this chapter. The officers, working with the office of the secretary of state, shall then combine the resulting list with the list submitted to the clerk of the district court under 61-5-127, ensuring that a person's name does not appear on the combined list more than once. Each name appearing on the combined list must be assigned a number that must be placed opposite the name on the combined list and must be considered the number of the juror opposite whose name it appears. A person's name may not appear on a combined list for more than one court during a 1-year term.
     (2) The combined list prepared under subsection (1) may not include the name of a person permanently excluded from jury service under 3-15-313.

     History: En. Sec. 241, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6343, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 8897, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8897, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 168, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1402; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 345, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 241, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 441, L. 2003.

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