Illinois Compiled Statutes
705 ILCS 305/1 (2026)
The county board of each county, except those counties which have a jury administrator or jury commissioners as provided in the Jury Commission Act, shall, at or before the time of its meeting, in September, in each year, or at any time thereafter, when necessary for the purpose of this Act, make a list of the legal voters and the Illinois driver's license, Illinois Identification Card, and Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card holders, and the claimants for unemployment insurance of the county, giving the place of residence of each name on the list, to be known as a jury list
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(705 ILCS 305/1)
(from Ch. 78, par. 1)
Sec. 1.
The county board of each county, except those counties which
have a jury administrator or
jury commissioners
as provided in the Jury Commission Act, shall, at or before the time of its
meeting, in
September, in each year, or at any time thereafter, when necessary for
the purpose of this Act, make a list of the legal voters and the
Illinois driver's license, Illinois Identification Card, and Illinois
Person with a Disability Identification Card holders, and the claimants for unemployment insurance of the county, giving the place
of
residence of each name on the list, to be known as a jury list. The list
shall be made by choosing every tenth name, or other whole number rate
necessary to obtain the number required, from the latest voter registration
and drivers license, Illinois Identification Card, and Illinois
Person with a Disability Identification Card holders and claimants for unemployment insurance lists of the county. In compiling the jury
list, duplication of names shall be avoided to the extent practicable.
As used in this Act, "jury administrator" is defined as under Section 0.05
of the Jury Commission Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-34, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–1996 · leading case: Dawn M. Newsom, on Behalf of Herself & All Others Similarly Situated v. Lawrence Friedman, 76 F.3d 813 (7th Cir. 1996).
Dawn M. Newsom, on Behalf of Herself & All Others Similarly Situated v. Lawrence Friedman, 76 F.3d 813 (7th Cir. 1996). “…subject to serve jury duty at any court within the Judicial Circuit, not just in the municipal department district. 705 ILCS 305/1 et seq.”
People v. Potts, 660 N.E.2d 560 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “The defendant argued that Phillips was not qualified to be a juror according to the express requirements of sections 1 and 2 of the Jury Act (705 ILCS 305/1, 305/2 (West 1992)). The court found the defendant waived his objection to Phillips' jury service by failing to raise it…”
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