PRINTER'S NO. 2734
No. 2179 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, NAHILL, PERZEL, TULLI, JOHNSON, KREBS,
ANGSTADT, BLAUM, HARLEY, VEON, HAYDEN, M. N. WRIGHT, LAWLESS,
COLAFELLA, GLADECK, DENT, MARKOSEK, TRELLO, FEE, SERAFINI,
MERRY, GODSHALL AND J. TAYLOR, NOVEMBER 18, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 selection of prospective jurors.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4521(a) and (f) of Title 42 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 4521. Selection of prospective jurors.
9 (a) Preparation of master list of prospective jurors.--At
10 least annually the jury selection commission shall prepare a
11 master list of prospective jurors. The list shall contain all
12 [voter registration lists for] persons who pay taxes or are
13 assessed for taxes imposed by any political subdivision within
14 the county, which lists may be incorporated by reference, or
15 names from such other lists which in the opinion of the
16 commission will provide a number of names of prospective jurors
17 which is equal to or greater than the number of names contained
1 in the voter registration list. The commission may, but will not
2 be required to, supplement the master list of prospective jurors
3 to include, without being limited to, persons in any of the
4 following categories:
5 (1) Persons listed in telephone, city, municipal
6 directories and similar directories.
7 [(2) Persons who pay taxes or are assessed for taxes
8 imposed by any political subdivisions.
9 (3)] (2) Persons in the county participating in any
10 State, county or local program authorized by law and, to the
11 extent such names are available, persons participating in any
12 Federal program authorized by law.
13 [(4)] (3) Persons who are on school census lists.
14 [(5)] (4) Any other person whose name does not appear in
15 the master list of prospective jurors and who meets the
16 qualifications for jurors set forth in this chapter and who
17 makes application to the commission to be listed on the
18 master list of prospective jurors.
19 * * *
20 (f) Compelling compliance with section.--On application by
21 the commission, the court shall compel compliance with
22 subsections (a)(2)[, (3) and (4)] and (3) and (d). Officials of
23 political subdivisions and Commonwealth officials having
24 custody, possession or control of lists of names described in
25 this section shall, upon request of the commission, make such
26 lists available to the commission for inspection, reproduction
27 and copying but shall not be required or permitted to:
28 (1) provide the commission with information other than
29 the name, mailing address and municipality of residence of
30 such person; or
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1 (2) provide the commission with or otherwise disclose
2 records or information which the Attorney General by
3 regulation determines to be privileged from disclosure.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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