CHAPTER 285

S.P. 63 - L.D. 157

An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Juror Information

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §1254-A, as amended by PL 1983, c. 202, §3, is further amended to read:

§1254-A. Qualification questionnaire; juror selection

1. Procedure. The clerk shall, at times deemed considered reasonable and necessary to promote the efficient operation of the court and the juror selection system, mail a juror qualification form to every prospective juror whose name has been drawn in accordance with section 1253-A. The form shall must be accompanied by instructions directing the prospective juror to fill out and return the form by mail to the clerk within the time specified. The clerk shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list of the names to whom questionnaires are mailed. Neither the The list of questionnaire recipients nor and the names drawn are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person, except as provided in this chapter.

2. Content. The juror qualification form shall must conform, in form and content, to the qualification form prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court and shall must solicit

information sufficient to determine the prospective juror's qualification for jury service. The qualification questionnaire may also solicit other information including, but not limited to, education and employment.

3. Ambiguous or erroneous responses. If it appears there is an omission, ambiguity or error in a returned form, the clerk