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§38-18.
§38-18.
A. Between the tenth and twenty-fifth day of November of each year,
the sheriff or one of the sheriff's deputies, and the court clerk or
one of the court clerk's deputies, shall meet at the courthouse of the
county they serve in the office of the court clerk and select from the
list of qualified jurors of the county, as prescribed by this chapter,
all qualified jurors for service in the district court in the county
for the ensuing year in the manner hereinafter provided.
B. For the purpose of ascertaining names of all persons qualified for
jury service:
1. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall cause to be provided to the
Administrative Director of the Courts, not later than the first day of
October, 1987, and the first day of October each year thereafter, a
list of persons residing in the county who are eighteen (18) years of
age or older and are holders of a current driver's license or a
current identification license issued by the Department of Public
Safety pursuant to subsection E of Section 6-105 of Title 47 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The list shall contain the name, date of birth, and
place of residence of each person listed. The list shall be used
exclusively for jury selection purposes. The court clerk shall not
copy or permit any person to copy the list or any portion thereof;
2. All names and addresses of the persons so listed under the
provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be used thereafter
in the selection of juries; provided, however, no jury panel shall be
quashed because of a duplication of names;
3. The list will be furnished by the Administrative Director of the
Courts to the court clerks according to the period of time specified
in subsection A of this section;
4. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude
persons otherwise qualified to serve as jurors from volunteering for
jury service in a manner prescribed by the Administrative Director of
the Courts; and
5. The Administrative Director of the Courts may accept changes or
corrections in a mailing address or county of residence of a qualified
juror from such qualified juror. Changes may be accepted in any manner
prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts.
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