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may, at his the clerk's discretion, contact the prospective juror | | by telephone to obtain the additional information, clarification or | | correction. |
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| | | 4. Failure to complete form; penalty. A prospective juror, | | who fails to return a completed juror qualification form as | instructed, may be ordered by the court to appear and show cause | why he the prospective juror should not be held in contempt for | his the failure to complete and submit the questionnaire. | Notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 4-A, a prospective juror, who | fails to show good cause for his the failure to complete and | | submit the questionnaire or who without good cause fails to | appear pursuant to a court order, may be punished by a fine of | | not more than $100 and by imprisonment for not more than 3 days, | | or by both. |
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| | | 5. Intentional misrepresentation. Notwithstanding Title 17- | A, section 4-A, a person, who intentionally misrepresents a | | material fact on a juror qualification form for the purpose of | avoiding or securing service as a juror, may upon conviction for | | a violation of this section be punished by a fine of not more | | than $100 and by imprisonment for not more than 3 days, or by | | both. |
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| | | 6. Determination of qualification. The clerk shall determine | | on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification | form, supplemented by other competent evidence when deemed | | considered necessary to such determination, whether the | | prospective juror is qualified for jury service. This | determination shall must be reflected on the juror qualification | | form or any other record designated by the court. |
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| | | 7. Availability of qualification forms. The names of | | prospective jurors and the contents of juror qualification forms | shall be made available to the public upon specific request to | the court, supported by an affidavit setting forth the reasons | therefor, unless the court determines in any instance that this | information in the interest of justice should be kept | confidential or its use limited in whole or in part are | | confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in this | | chapter. The names of prospective jurors and the contents of | | juror qualification forms may at the discretion of the court be |
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| | | made available to the attorneys and their agents and | | investigators and the pro se parties at the courthouse for use in | | the conduct of voir dire examination. |
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| | | 8.__During period of service.__During the period of service of | | jurors and prospective jurors, the names of the members of the | | jury pool are confidential and may not be disclosed except to the |
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