43-162. Jury service; preparation of jury lists. - Kansas Statutes

43-162

Chapter 43.--JURORS Article 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      43-162.   Jury service; preparation of jury lists.All jury lists shall be prepared inaccordance with the provisions of this act. Jury commissioners shallcause to be prepared under their supervision a list of persons qualifiedas jurors in each county. Jury lists shall be prepared from voterregistration records of the county, lists of licensed drivers residing inthe county or enumeration or census records for the county, inaccordance with the intent and purposes of this act. On and after January1, 1985, lists of holders of state-issued nondrivers' identification cardswho reside in the county may also be used in the preparation of jury lists.Jury lists prepared from multiple sources may be used if one or more ofthe foregoing records is used as a material source in preparing the list.The commissioners shall cause the jury list of eachcounty to be revised and updated by adding names of qualified jurors andremoving names of those who have died, removed from the county, or whohave otherwise become disqualified. For the purposes of preparation andrevision of jury lists, commissioners shall have access to the voterregistration records of the county, records of the division of vehiclespertaining to licensed drivers who reside in the county and enumerationor census records for the county. On and after January 1, 1985, commissionersshall have access to records of the division of vehicles pertaining to nondrivers'identification card holders who reside in the county, for the purposes ofpreparation and revision of jury lists.

      History:   L. 1971, ch. 176, § 8; L. 1981, ch. 202, § 1; L. 1983,ch. 162, § 1; July 1.