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Jurors

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Qualification of jurors.

Section
51-217a

Jurors excused from service. Option to be considered for service.

Section
51-217b

Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women.

Sections
51-218 and 51-219

Jury service for women. Exemption from jury service.

Section
51-219a

Duties and powers of Jury Administrator.

Section
51-219b

How to determine number of jurors to be summoned.

Section
51-219c

Adjustment in number of jurors.

Number of jurors for each town.

Section
51-220a

Use of electronic processing in selection and summoning of jurors.

Sections
51-221 and 51-222

Jury committees; selection of jurors. Towns failing to file lists of jurors.

Section
51-222a

Preparation of master or final list.

State Jury Commission. Inquiry blanks. Jury lists.

Incomplete list. Preparation of subsequent list.

Sections
51-225 to 51-228

Compensation of members of State Jury Commission. Designation of clerks. Preparation of slips with jurors' names and placement in jury boxes. Summoning of jurors for court in Tolland County from Manchester and in Middlesex County from Wallingford and Meriden. Jurors for the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford. List of jurors for court of common pleas for judicial district of Waterbury. List of jurors for Circuit Court; drawing of jurors. Transmission of lists of jurors for coroners inquests to town clerks.

Additional jurors may be drawn at any time.

Drawing of jurors in judicial districts.

Drawing of jurors.

Section
51-231a

Clerk to furnish slips containing the names of jurors.

Summoning of jurors. Juror questionnaire. Reduction of panel. Courthouse.

Section
51-232a

Modification of date, location or other condition of juror service.

Section
51-232b

Limitation re summons for jury duty.

Verdict not affected by irregularities in summoning jurors.

Accommodations for jury panel.

Sections
51-235 and 51-236

Summoning of justice jurors. Return of jury warrant; fine.

Jurors failing to appear.

Section
51-237a

Permission for juror to be absent.

Judge may direct juror attendance.

Section
51-238a

Length of term of service as juror.

Selection of panel.

Section
51-239a

(Formerly Sec. 51-164e) - Transfer of trial to jury session.

Section
51-239b

(Formerly Sec. 51-164d) - Waiver of jury in civil actions.

Examination of jurors in civil actions.

Peremptory challenges in civil actions.

Transferred to Chapter 961, Sec. 54-82g.

Alternate jurors in civil cases.

Section
51-243a

Orientation of jurors.

Jurors attending Court of Common Pleas may try civil and criminal causes at same term.

Duty of jurors. Prohibited conversations. Fines. Assistance of interpreter for jurors who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Section
51-245a

Rules re qualification of interpreters to assist jurors who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Court may require jury to remain together in certain cases.

Compensation of jurors. Guidelines re reimbursement of expenses.

Section
51-247a

Employer not to discharge employee or require additional hours work for jury service. Eight hours jury duty deemed a legal day's work. Penalty. Action for recovery of wages and reinstatement. Liability of employer for failure to compensate juror-employee.

Section
51-247b

Prohibition on former juror serving as consultant.

Section
51-247c

Court may excuse compensation of juror. Waiver application. Juror service certificate. Filing of application.