O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-12-44.1 (2019)

Safeguarding of master jury lists; development of state-wide system to ensure preservation of jury data

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The state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists shall be safeguarded against catastrophic, routine, or any other form of loss or destruction, and on and after July 1, 2012, the council shall develop, implement, and provide a state-wide system to ensure that jury data for all counties of this state shall be systematically preserved in perpetuity and that all jury list data can be restored in the event of loss.

History

(Code 1981, § 15-12-44.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-23/HB 415.)

Annotations

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.'"