1Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial boards and
3commissions, further providing for composition of jury
4selection commission; in facilities and supplies, further
5providing for county judicial center or courthouse; and, in
6juries and jurors, further providing for challenging
7compliance with selection procedures.

8The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9hereby enacts as follows:

10Section 1. Section 2122(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
11Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

12§ 2122. Composition of jury selection commissions.

13(a) General rule.--Except in the first judicial district
14[and], other home rule charter counties and counties where the 
15office of jury commissioner has been abolished, the jury
16selection commission shall consist of two jury commissioners
17elected as provided in this section and the president judge of
18the court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the
19county. The president judge may from time to time assign another
20judge of court to perform his duties temporarily. The president

1judge or his assigned replacement shall be chairman. In counties 
2where the office of jury commissioner has been abolished, the 
3jury selection commission shall consist solely of the president 
4judge of the court of common pleas of the judicial district 
5embracing the county.

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7Section 2. Section 3721(a) of Title 42 is amended by adding
8a paragraph to read:

9§ 3721. County judicial center or courthouse.

10(a) General rule.--There shall be maintained at the county
11seat of each county a facility known as the county judicial
12center, which may be the existing county courthouse. The
13facility shall provide accommodations and supporting facilities
14and services for the following functions, agencies and units of
15or related to the unified judicial system:

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17(6.1) The facility need not provide accommodations or
18supporting facilities and services for the office of jury
19commissioner in counties where that office has been
20abolished.

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22Section 3. Section 4526(b) and (d) of Title 42 are amended
23to read:

24§ 4526. Challenging compliance with selection procedures.

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26(b) Hearing on petition.--At the hearing on the petition
27filed under subsection (a), the moving party is entitled to
28present in support of the petition the testimony of the jury
29[commissioners or their] selection commission or the jury 
30selection commission's clerks, any relevant records and papers

1not public or otherwise available used by the jury
2[commissioners or their] selection commission or the jury 
3selection commission's clerks and any other relevant evidence.
4If the court determines that in selecting persons to fill the
5array the [commissioners have] jury selection commission failed
6to substantially comply with this subchapter, the court shall
7stay the proceedings requiring the service of jurors pending the
8selection of a new array in conformity with this subchapter or
9may grant other appropriate relief.

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11(d) Records.--The contents of any records or papers used by
12the jury [commissioners or their] selection commission or the 
13jury selection commission's clerks in connection with the
14selection process and not made public under this subchapter
15shall not be disclosed (except in connection with the
16preparation or presentation of a petition filed under subsection
17(a)) until after the list of qualified jurors or jury wheel has
18been emptied and refilled and all persons selected to serve as
19jurors before the list of qualified jurors or jury wheel was
20emptied have been discharged.

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22Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.