Bill Text: NC H534 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Mecklenburg/Juror Privacy

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-07-27 - Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House [H534 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2011-H534-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

H                                                                                                                                                    1

HOUSE BILL 534

 

 

Short Title:        Mecklenburg/Juror Privacy.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Representatives Cotham, M. Alexander, K. Alexander, and Carney (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Government.

March 31, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to eliminate the requirement that the address of each qualified person selected for the jury list appear on the list filed with the register of deeds in mecklenburg county, in order to allay juror privacy concerns.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 9‑4 reads as rewritten:

"§ 9‑4.  Preparation and custody of list.

As the jury list is prepared, the name and address of each qualified person selected for the list shall be written on a separate card. The cards shall then be alphabetized and permanently numbered, the numbers running consecutively with a different number on each card. These cards shall constitute the jury list for the county. They shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county, together with a statement of the sources used and procedures followed in preparing the list. The list shall be kept under lock and key, but shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours. The register of deeds may elect to store an electronic copy of the jury list for the county."

SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Mecklenburg County.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.