REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.1307a Qualifications of juror; exemptions; effect of payment for jury service; definitions.
Sec. 1307a.
(1) To qualify as a juror, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the individual is selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the second and third class, be a resident of the district.
(b) Be able to communicate in the English language.
(c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the functions of a juror. Temporary inability must not be considered a disqualification.
(d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of record during the preceding 12 months.
(e) Not have been convicted of a felony.
(2) An individual more than 70 years of age may claim exemption from jury service and must be exempt upon making the request.
(3) An individual who is a nursing mother may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which she is nursing her child and must be exempt upon making the request if she provides a letter from a physician, a lactation consultant, or a certified nurse midwife verifying that she is a nursing mother.
(4) An individual who is a participant in the address confidentiality program created under the address confidentiality program act, 2020 PA 301, MCL 780.851 to 780.873, may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is a program participant. To obtain an exemption under this subsection, the individual must provide the participation card issued by the department of attorney general upon the individual's certification as a program participant to the court as evidence that the individual is a current participant in the address confidentiality program.
(5) An individual who is a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is on active duty and must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service member's orders.
(6) An individual who is the spouse of a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual resides outside of this state or the United States due to the service member's active duty status. The spouse under this section must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service member's orders.
(7) For the purposes of this section and sections 1371 to 1376, an individual has served as a juror if that individual has been paid for jury service.
(8) As used in this section:
(a) "Certified nurse midwife" means an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210.
(b) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state, another state, or the United States for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony.
(c) "Lactation consultant" means a lactation consultant certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
(d) "Physician" means an individual licensed by the state to engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.
History: Add. 1978, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 8, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 104, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 739, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 69, Eff. May 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 307, Eff. June 27, 2021 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2023
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
29
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10 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case:
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
· cites it 14× “MCL 600.1307a provides, in relevant part, that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall not have been convicted of a felony.”
United States v. Ronald Driscoll, 970 F.2d 1472 (6th Cir. 1992).
· cites it 6× “For example, under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. 600.1307a(1)(a), a juror must "[b]e a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected.”
People v. Bryant, 822 N.W.2d 124 (Mich. 2012).
· cites it 2× “8 Defendant, relying on the results of the voluntary surveys, argued that the disparity of African-Americans appearing for jury duty compared to the African-American population of the county showed that the current jury-selection method did not include a 7 See MCL 600.1307a…”
People v. Smith, 615 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2000).
· cites it 2× “[5] MCL 600.1307a; MSA 27A. 1307(1) provides in pertinent part: (1) To qualify as a juror a person shall: (a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected, and in the case of a district court in…”
Froede v. Holland Ladder & Mfg. Co., 523 N.W.2d 849 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
· cites it 2× “I further concur in *139 the procedure established for timely challenges to the qualifications or competence of a prospective juror under either MCL 600.1307a; MSA 27A.1307(1) or MCR 2.511(D)(1) or (D)(2).”
People v. Walker, 412 N.W.2d 244 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).
· cites it 2× “Prior to the effective date of 1978 PA 11 , MCL 600.1307a; MSA 27A.1307(1), numerous exemptions for prospective jurors existed, including state and federal employees, county officers and their deputies, judges and attorneys.”
United States v. Hammonds, 786 F. Supp. 650 (E.D. Mich. 1992).
· cites it 3× “§ 600.1307a provides, in pertinent part: To qualify as a juror, a person shall .”
United States v. Gilliam, 778 F. Supp. 935 (E.D. Mich. 1991).
· cites it 2× “This conclusion is given credence by the Michigan Court Rules, which indicate that a juror may be challenged for cause because of a prior felony conviction.”
In Re Culpepper, 770 F. Supp. 366 (E.D. Mich. 1991).
· cites it 2× “§ 600.1307a. Nor is a person who has been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust within the preceding 20 years entitled to run for, or hold a position as a member of, either house of the Michigan state legislature.”
People v. Legrone, 517 N.W.2d 270 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
“1 In contrast, MCL 600.1307a(l)(e); MSA 27A.1307(l)(l)(e) provides that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall "[n]ot be under *80 sentence for a felony at the time of jury selection.”
United States v. Caron, 941 F. Supp. 238 (D. Mass. 1996).
“” Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 600.1307a(1)(e) (West 1981).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(1) — 6 cases
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
“MCL 600.1307a provides, in relevant part, that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall not have been convicted of a felony.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(1)(a) — 3 cases
United States v. Ronald Driscoll, 970 F.2d 1472 (6th Cir. 1992).
“For example, under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. 600.1307a(1)(a), a juror must "[b]e a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(1)(d) — 2 cases
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(1)(e) — 11 cases
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
“MCL 600.1307a provides, in relevant part, that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall not have been convicted of a felony.”
United States v. Ronald Driscoll, 970 F.2d 1472 (6th Cir. 1992).
“For example, under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. 600.1307a(1)(a), a juror must "[b]e a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected.”
United States v. Caron, 941 F. Supp. 238 (D. Mass. 1996).
“” Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 600.1307a(1)(e) (West 1981).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(l) — 1 case
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
“MCL 600.1307a provides, in relevant part, that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall not have been convicted of a felony.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(l)(a) — 1 case
United States v. Ronald Driscoll, 970 F.2d 1472 (6th Cir. 1992).
“For example, under Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. 600.1307a(1)(a), a juror must "[b]e a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the person is selected.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1307a(l)(e) — 7 cases
People v. Miller, 759 N.W.2d 850 (Mich. 2008).
“MCL 600.1307a provides, in relevant part, that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall not have been convicted of a felony.”
People v. Legrone, 517 N.W.2d 270 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
“1 In contrast, MCL 600.1307a(l)(e); MSA 27A.1307(l)(l)(e) provides that in order to qualify as a juror, a person shall "[n]ot be under *80 sentence for a felony at the time of jury selection.”
Froede v. Holland Ladder & Mfg. Co., 523 N.W.2d 849 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
“I further concur in *139 the procedure established for timely challenges to the qualifications or competence of a prospective juror under either MCL 600.1307a; MSA 27A.1307(1) or MCR 2.511(D)(1) or (D)(2).”
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