The Florida Senate

40.011  Jury lists.--

(1)  On or before January 1, 1993, and each year thereafter by January 1, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall deliver to the clerk of the circuit court in each county a list of names, along with mailing addresses and dates of birth, of each person 18 years of age or older whose name appears in the department database and whose address is in that county. By January 1, 1992, the department shall begin the process of identifying persons whose names appear in the department database who are not citizens of the United States and legal residents of this state for the purpose of jury selection. By January 1, 1998, the department database list delivered to the clerk of the circuit court in each county may include only the names of persons who are citizens of the United States and legal residents of Florida and whose address is in that county and who are 18 years of age or older. The clerk of the circuit court shall add to the list the name of any person who is 18 years of age or older and who is a citizen of the United States and a legal resident of Florida and who indicates a desire to serve as a juror, but whose name does not appear on the department database list, by requiring such person to execute an affidavit at the office of the clerk.

(2)  The affidavit executed pursuant to subsection (1) must be in substantially the following form:

State of Florida

I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am _____ years of age; that I am a citizen of the United States and a legal resident of Florida and _____ County; that I personally make application for jury duty; that I am eligible to serve as a juror under the Constitution and laws of Florida; and that I reside at  (Address) 

 (Signature) 

______________________________

(Signature and title of officer

administering oath)    

History.--s. 2, ch. 91-235; s. 1, ch. 99-6.