Idaho Code § 2-216

Limitation on required jury service

Known as the Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act

The act spans §§ 2-201 to 2-222 (22 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Dalling (1996)

Most recently applied in State v. Dalling (February 1996)

1971, ch. 169, § 15, p. 799; am. 1977, ch. 54, § 1, p. 105; am. 1978, ch. 83, § 1, p. 157; am. 2001, ch. 120, § 3, p. 413; am. 2002, ch. 94, § 7, p. 256.

In any two (2) year period, or a longer period not to exceed five (5) years, as determined by the administrative judge of a judicial district, a person shall not be required:

(1) To serve or attend court for prospective service as a trial juror more than ten (10) court days, except if necessary to complete service in a particular case;

(2) To be available for jury service for a period to exceed six (6) months; provided however, that the administrative district judge for the judicial district in which a county is located may by order specify a shorter term of required availability for jury service;

(3) To serve on more than one (1) grand jury; or

(4) To serve as both a grand and trial juror.

Appearance for jury service, whether or not the roll is called, shall be credited toward required jury service. Appearance for jury service may include telephone standby as permitted by the administrative judge of the district.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.