22-5-102. Unlawful acts Penalties. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any jury commissioner, the clerk of the court, the clerk of the court's deputy, the sheriff or any of the sheriff's deputies, to divulge any of the secrets of proceedings of the jury commissioners or to notify anyone what name, or names, constitute the panel or any part of it, or any name or names drawn from the jury box for service at any term of court or in any case pending in court, except where jury panel list publication is required under § 22-5-306, or fail to perform any duty imposed by this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, such officer shall be removed from office and be ineligible to hold any state or county office for a period of five (5) years.
(b) It is contempt of court punishable by the circuit court or the criminal court wherein such violation may be under investigation, upon its own motion or upon the petition or motion of the attorney general and reporter for any jury commissioner, circuit court clerk or other person, to open any jury box except as herein provided or to destroy, deface, or remove without authority such jury box or the tickets or cards therein, or jury book or any portion of the jury book, or to assist in or connive any such acts, or for any custodian of a jury box or jury list to knowingly permit any such acts to be done.
(c) It is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any person to request or to have another request that the person be placed upon the jury list or that the person's name be put in the jury box.
22-5-102. Unlawful acts Penalties. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any jury commissioner, the clerk of the court, the clerk of the court's deputy, the sheriff or any of the sheriff's deputies, to divulge any of the secrets of proceedings of the jury commissioners or to notify anyone what name, or names, constitute the panel or any part of it, or any name or names drawn from the jury box for service at any term of court or in any case pending in court, except where jury panel list publication is required under § 22-5-306, or fail to perform any duty imposed by this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, such officer shall be removed from office and be ineligible to hold any state or county office for a period of five (5) years.
(b) It is contempt of court punishable by the circuit court or the criminal court wherein such violation may be under investigation, upon its own motion or upon the petition or motion of the attorney general and reporter for any jury commissioner, circuit court clerk or other person, to open any jury box except as herein provided or to destroy, deface, or remove without authority such jury box or the tickets or cards therein, or jury book or any portion of the jury book, or to assist in or connive any such acts, or for any custodian of a jury box or jury list to knowingly permit any such acts to be done.
(c) It is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any person to request or to have another request that the person be placed upon the jury list or that the person's name be put in the jury box.
22-5-102. Unlawful acts Penalties. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any jury commissioner, the clerk of the court, the clerk of the court's deputy, the sheriff or any of the sheriff's deputies, to divulge any of the secrets of proceedings of the jury commissioners or to notify anyone what name, or names, constitute the panel or any part of it, or any name or names drawn from the jury box for service at any term of court or in any case pending in court, except where jury panel list publication is required under § 22-5-306, or fail to perform any duty imposed by this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, such officer shall be removed from office and be ineligible to hold any state or county office for a period of five (5) years.
(b) It is contempt of court punishable by the circuit court or the criminal court wherein such violation may be under investigation, upon its own motion or upon the petition or motion of the attorney general and reporter for any jury commissioner, circuit court clerk or other person, to open any jury box except as herein provided or to destroy, deface, or remove without authority such jury box or the tickets or cards therein, or jury book or any portion of the jury book, or to assist in or connive any such acts, or for any custodian of a jury box or jury list to knowingly permit any such acts to be done.
(c) It is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any person to request or to have another request that the person be placed upon the jury list or that the person's name be put in the jury box.
