HB 891

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to jury system administration; amending s.
3	40.001, F.S.; authorizing the chief judge to designate the
4	court administrator to perform certain duties relating to
5	jury system management and operation; amending s. 40.02,
6	F.S.; revising authority of the chief judge to designate
7	the court administrator to perform certain duties;
8	providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Section 40.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to
13	read:
14	40.001  Chief judge; authority; duties.-The chief judge of
15	each judicial circuit is vested with overall authority and
16	responsibility for the management, operation, and oversight of
17	the jury system within his or her circuit. Notwithstanding
18	However, in accordance with this chapter and chapter 905, the
19	chief judge may designate the court administrator to perform
20	specific duties relating to the management and operation of the
21	jury system. If the chief judge does not make such designation,
22	in accordance with this chapter and chapter 905, the clerk of
23	the circuit court has specific responsibilities regarding the
24	processing of jurors, including, but not limited to,
25	qualifications, summons, selection lists, reporting, and
26	compensation of jurors. The clerk of the circuit court may
27	contract with the chief judge for the court's assistance in the
28	provision of services to process jurors. The chief judge may
29	also designate to the clerk of the circuit court additional
30	duties consistent with established uniform standards of jury
31	management practices that the Supreme Court may adopt by rule or
32	issue through administrative order.
33	Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 40.02, Florida
34	Statutes, is amended to read:
35	40.02  Selection of jury lists.-
36	(3)  The clerk of the court shall perform the duties set
37	forth in this section and in ss. 40.221, 40.23, and 40.231 in
38	counties having an approved, computerized jury selection system,
39	the provisions of any special law or general law of local
40	application to the contrary notwithstanding. However, the chief
41	judge may designate the court administrator to perform these
42	duties if the county provides funding is obtained by the chief
43	judge from any source to the court administrator to provide the
44	personnel and other costs associated with jury services.
45	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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