(a) After July 1, 2011, the council shall compile a state-wide master jury list. The council shall facilitate updating of all information relative to jurors on the state-wide master jury list and county master jury lists.
(b) After July 1, 2011, upon the council's request, the Department of Driver Services shall provide the council and the Administrative Office of the Courts data showing the full name of all persons who are at least 18 years of age and residents of this state who have been issued a driver's license or personal identification card pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 40, whether or not such license or identification card is valid or expired. In addition to the person's full name, the Department of Driver Services shall include the person's address, city of residence, date of birth, gender, driver's license or personal identification card number, and, whenever racial and ethnic information is collected by the Department of Driver Services for purposes of voter registration pursuant to Code Section 21-2-221, racial and ethnic information. The Department of Driver Services shall provide the effective date, document issue date, and document expiration date; shall indicate whether the document is a driver's license or a personal identification card; and shall exclude persons whose driver's license has been suspended or revoked due to a felony conviction, whose driver's license has been expired for more than 730 days, or who have been identified as not being citizens of the United States. The Department of Driver Services shall also provide the names and identifying information specified by this subsection of persons convicted in this state or in another state of driving without a license. Such data shall be in electronic format as required by the council.
(c) After July 1, 2011, upon request by the council, the Secretary of State shall provide to the council and the Administrative Office of the Courts, without cost, the list of registered voters, including the voter's date of birth, address, gender, race, social security number, driver's license number, and when it is available, the voter's ethnicity. Such list shall exclude persons whose voting rights have been removed.
(d) On and after July 1, 2014, each clerk shall obtain its county master jury list from the council. The council shall disseminate, in electronic format, a county master jury list to the respective clerk once each calendar year. The council shall determine the fee to be assessed each county for such list, provided that such fee shall not exceed 3 cent(s) per name on the list. The council shall invoice each clerk upon the delivery of the county master jury list, and the recipient county shall remit payment within 30 days of the invoice.
(e) On and after July 1, 2014, upon request by the council, the Department of Public Health shall provide to the council, without cost, data relating to death certificates for residents of this state for the 15 year period preceding the date of the request. In addition to the deceased person's full name, the data shall include the person's address, including the county of residence and ZIP Code, date of birth, gender, and county in which the person died. Such data shall be in electronic format as required by the council.
(f) On and after July 1, 2015, upon request by the council, the Department of Community Supervision and, on and after July 1, 2014, upon request by the council, the Department of Corrections, the Georgia Crime Information Center division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall provide to the council, without cost, a list of the names of all persons who have been convicted of a felony in state or federal court if the person has not had his or her civil rights restored. In addition to the convicted person's full name, the data shall include the person's address, including the county of residence and ZIP Code, date of birth, gender, and race if available. Such data shall be in electronic format as required by the council.
(g) After July 1, 2012, in each county, upon court order, the clerk shall choose a random list of persons from the county master jury list to comprise the venire; provided, however, that jurors summoned prior to July 1, 2012, shall remain eligible to comprise the venire.
Section: 15-12-40 15-12-40.1 15-12-40.2 15-12-43.1 15-12-44 15-12-44.1 15-12-45 15-12-46 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016