§ 8-207. Required provisions -- Prospective and qualified juror pools

   (a) Required. -- Each jury plan shall set intervals for creation of a prospective juror pool and a qualified juror pool.

(b) Minimum number of prospective jurors. --

   (1) Each jury plan shall set a minimum number of names to be selected from the source pool as prospective jurors.

   (2) The minimum number shall be:

      (i) At least 150; and

      (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, at least 0.5% of the total number of names in the source pool.

   (3) If the minimum percentage under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection would be cumbersome and unnecessary, a jury plan may set a smaller number.

   (4) A jury judge for a county may order its jury commissioner to have additional names selected from the county's source pool as the judge considers necessary.

HISTORY: 2006, ch. 372, § 13.