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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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