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The AOC-Jury F.A.Q.'s

CALL TO JURY DUTY

    Having enjoyed the privileges of citizenship and protection of your liberties and property by the government you may be called to serve as a juror. Our General Assembly has declared that serving as a juror is a "solemn obligation of all qualified citizens. No qualified person is exempt from jury service.

Qualifications

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To be a potential juror an individual must meet these requirements:

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A citizen of the County.
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Eighteen (18) years or older.
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Physically and mentally competent.
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You have not been convicted of a felony.  " If you have you can serve if your citizenship has been restored." NOTE: Your citizenship is considered restored if you are no longer on probation or parole insofar as jury duty is concerned.
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Has not served on a jury in the past two (2) years.

How Selected

    A Jury Commission appointed by state and county officials receive a list of all eligible voters and all licensed drivers in the county from the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.  A list of those deceased in the past two (2) years and a list from the state of county residents with felonies are removed from the master list. This master list is the basis for the computer to randomly select the jurors for the following two (2) years.  Every person on the Master List has the same probability of being selected to serve.   Grand Jurors are randomly selected from the jury pool.
 

Extended Jury information from the North Carolina Bar Association

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