(a) Any person who fails to return a completed questionnaire within ten days of its receipt may be summoned by the superior court clerk forthwith to appear before the clerk to fill out a questionnaire. Any person so summoned who fails to appear as directed by the superior court clerk shall be ordered forthwith by the presiding judge to appear and show cause for the person's failure to comply with the summons. Any person who fails to appear pursuant to such order or who fails to show good cause for noncompliance may be found in contempt of court and shall be subject to the penalties for contempt. 4 V.S.A. § 961(a). (b) Any person who wilfully misrepresents a material fact on the jury questionnaire for the purpose of avoiding or securing service as a juror may be fined not more than $ 50.00. 4 V.S.A. § 961(b).(c) A juror who does not appear after being summoned, and does not submit an excuse satisfactory to the court in which the person was summoned to appear, shall be fined $ 50.00. 4 V.S.A. § 958.Vt. Juror Qualification R. 9
Adopted Oct. 29, 1993; amended May 24, 2011, eff. 6/1/2011; amended September 20, 2017 eff. 1/1/2018.Reporter's Notes-2018 Amendment
The time for returning a completed questionnaire set in Rule 9(a) is changed from ten to fourteen days to comply with a similar amendment to 4 V.S.A. § 961(a) in 2017, No. 11, § 1.
The time for returning a completed questionnaire set in Rule 9(a) is changed from ten to fourteen days to comply with a similar amendment to 4 V.S.A. § 961(a) in 2017, No. 11, § 1.
2. That these rules, as added or amended, are prescribed and promulgated effective January 1, 2018. The Reporter's Notes are advisory.
3. That the Chief Justice is authorized to report these amendments to the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 1, as amended.