Michigan Compiled Laws Act 288 Of 1929 Jury Trials In Justice Courts (730.251 - 730.271)

• Section 730.251 Terms For Trial Of Jury Cases; Adoption Of Law.
  Any city may by charter or ordinance establish terms for the trial of jury cases in the justice court of such city, and may...
• Section 730.252 Board Of Jury Commissioners; Members.
  A board of jury commissioners is hereby created for each city adopting the provisions hereof, which shall consist of the city treasurer, the city...
• Section 730.253 Jury Lists; Duty Of Commissioners; Qualification And Term Of Jurors.
  The said board shall within 15 days after the adoption of this act in any city and during the month of November of every...
• Section 730.254 Jury Lists; Qualifications Of Persons Chosen.
  The said board in making such selection shall file the names of such only as are not exempt from serving on juries, who are...
• Section 730.255 Jury Lists; Persons Not To Be Chosen.
  In making such selection said board shall avoid, as far as practicable, selecting any of the persons who were actually drawn and who served...
• Section 730.256 Jury Lists; Duplicates, Filing; Duty Of Clerk Of Justice Court.
  Such list of jurors shall be made in duplicate and 1 copy filed in the office of the city clerk and the other copy...
• Section 730.257 Jurors; Term Of Service.
  The persons whose names shall be returned as jurors shall serve as jurors for 1 year and until other lists shall be returned and...
• Section 730.258 Drawing Of Jurors; Time, Number.
  At least 10 days and not more than 20 days before the holding of any term for the trial of jury cases in the...
• Section 730.259 Drawing Of Jurors; Justice And Chief Of Police To Be Present; Adjournment.
  Such drawing shall be made in the presence of at least 1 of the justices of the peace and the chief of police, or...
• Section 730.260 Drawing Of Jurors; Procedure, Record.
  The clerk of the justice court shall conduct such drawing as follows: (a) He shall place in a box prepared for that purpose all...
• Section 730.261 Venire Delivered To Constable; Notice To Jurors, Return.
  The clerk of the justice court shall deliver to 1 of the constables, or in their absence, to a deputy sheriff, a venire containing...
• Section 730.262 Exemptions And Excuses From Jury Service.
  All persons who are exempt from service on juries in the circuit courts of this state shall be exempt from service on juries in...
• Section 730.263 Compensation Of Jurors And Constables.
  Each justice court juror shall be entitled to receive $6.00 for each day's attendance, and $3.00 for each half day's attendance upon any term...
• Section 730.264 Demand For Jury Trial.
  When any cause shall become at issue, any party thereto shall be entitled to a jury trial by filing with the justice of the...
• Section 730.265 Trial Of Jury Cases; Discharge Of Jurors.
  At each jury term all jury cases set for trial at said term shall be tried in the order in which they become at...
• Section 730.266 Justice May Order Jury Impaneled.
  Nothing in this act contained shall prevent any justice of the peace, when no jury is in attendance, in his discretion and in order...
• Section 730.267 Drawing Of Jury; Challenges.
  As the cases shall be called for trial during each jury term, each jury shall consist of 6 persons and shall be drawn from...
• Section 730.268 Failure To Attend And Continue In Attendance As Juror; Penalty.
  Any person who shall fail to attend and continue in attendance at the justice court room in the city as a juror for the...
• Section 730.269 Presiding Justice.
  If in any city adopting this act there is more than 1 justice of the peace, such city may by charter or ordinance provide...
• Section 730.270 Instructions To Jury.
  It shall be the duty of said justices to instruct the jury in all cases as to the law applicable to the case, which...
• Section 730.271 Directed Verdicts.
  The justices shall have the same power to direct a verdict for either party as is had by judges of circuit courts of this...

Last modified: October 10, 2016