Service of summons for jury duty by certified mail; alternate procedure.

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The clerk of court of any county may serve a summons for jury duty by certified mail with return receipt requested. Should the clerk of court of any county not choose to use the procedure for summoning jurors provided by this section, the sheriff must continue to serve jurors as provided by law.

HISTORY: 1980 Act 370, Section 1; 1983 Act No. 150, Section 2; 1976 Code Section 14-7-465; 1986 Act No. 340, Section 1, eff March 10, 1986.

Editor's Note

Provisions relative to obtaining jurors when jury commissioners are disqualified, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in Section 41-7-340.


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