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| Public Act 097-0034 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning courts.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Jury Act is amended by changing Sections 1 | ||||
and 1b and adding Section 1a-1 as follows:
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(705 ILCS 305/1) (from Ch. 78, par. 1)
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Sec. 1.
The county board of each county, except those | ||||
counties which
have a jury administrator or
jury commissioners
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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
Disabled Person | ||||
Identification Card holders, and the claimants for | ||||
unemployment insurance of the county, giving the place
of
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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 Disabled
Person | ||||
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.
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As used in this Act, "jury administrator" is defined as | ||
under Section 0.05
of the Jury Commission Act.
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(Source: P.A. 90-482, eff. 1-1-98.)
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(705 ILCS 305/1a-1 new) | ||
Sec. 1a-1. List of claimants for unemployment insurance. | ||
The Director of the Department of Employment Security shall | ||
annually compile a list of persons age 18 or older, who, in the | ||
prior 12 months, filed a claim for unemployment insurance and | ||
shall furnish this list to the Administrative Office of the | ||
Illinois Courts and the Administrative Office of the Illinois | ||
Courts shall furnish that list to the county board of each | ||
county, except those counties which have jury commissions as | ||
provided in the Jury Commission Act, for use in the preparation | ||
of jury lists as provided in Section 1 of this Act. The list | ||
shall be in the format currently prescribed by the | ||
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and shall be | ||
provided subject to federal regulations.
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(705 ILCS 305/1b) (from Ch. 78, par. 1b)
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Sec. 1b.
The combination of the lists of registered voters, | ||
and driver's
license, Illinois Identification Card, or | ||
Illinois Disabled Person
Identification Card holders, and | ||
claimants for unemployment insurance and the preparation of | ||
jury lists under this Act
shall,
when requested by the Chief | ||
Judge or his designee, be accomplished through
the services of | ||
the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
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(Source: P.A. 88-27.)
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Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by changing | ||
Sections 2 and 2a as follows:
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(705 ILCS 310/2) (from Ch. 78, par. 25)
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Sec. 2.
In a county
with a population of at least 3,000,000 | ||
in which a jury administrator
or jury commissioners have been | ||
appointed, the
jury administrator or commissioners, upon
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entering upon the duties of their office, and every 4 years | ||
thereafter,
shall prepare a list of all legal voters and all
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Illinois driver's license, Illinois Identification Card, and | ||
Illinois
Disabled Person Identification Card holders, and | ||
claimants for unemployment insurance of each town or precinct | ||
of the
county possessing the necessary legal qualifications for | ||
jury duty, to be
known as the jury list. In a county with a | ||
population of less than
3,000,000 in which
a jury administrator | ||
or
jury commissioners have been appointed, the
jury | ||
administrator or
jury
commissioners upon entering upon the | ||
duties of their office, and each year
thereafter, shall prepare | ||
a list of all Illinois driver's license, Illinois
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Identification Card, and Illinois Disabled Person | ||
Identification Card holders, all claimants for unemployment | ||
insurance,
and all registered voters of the county to be known | ||
as the jury list.
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The jury list may be revised and amended annually in the | ||
discretion of
the commissioners or jury administrator.
Any
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record kept by the jury commissioners or jury administrator
for | ||
over 4
years may be destroyed at their discretion. The name of | ||
each person on
the list shall be entered in a book or books to | ||
be kept for that
purpose, and opposite the name shall be | ||
entered his or her age and
place of residence, giving street | ||
and number, if any.
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The Director of the Department of Employment Security shall | ||
annually compile a list of persons who, in the prior 12 months, | ||
filed a claim for unemployment insurance which shall be sent to | ||
the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the | ||
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall furnish that | ||
list to the jury administrator or jury commissioners, as | ||
provided in Section 1a-1 of the Jury Act. The list shall be in | ||
the format currently prescribed by the Administrative Office of | ||
the Illinois Courts and shall be provided subject to federal | ||
regulations. The
jury administrator,
jury commissioners, or | ||
the Administrative Office of the Illinois
Courts shall receive | ||
an up-to-date list of Illinois driver's
license, Illinois | ||
Identification Card, and Illinois Disabled Person
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Identification Card holders from the Secretary of State as | ||
provided in
Section 1a of the Jury Act. In compiling the jury | ||
list,
duplication of names shall be avoided to the extent | ||
practicable.
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Whenever the name of a registered voter or an Illinois | ||
driver's license,
Illinois Identification Card, or Illinois | ||
Disabled Person
Identification Card holder, or a claimant for | ||
unemployment insurance appearing upon this jury list is | ||
transferred to
the active jury list in the manner prescribed by | ||
Section 8 of this Act, the
following additional
information | ||
shall be recorded after the name of the voter: the age
of the | ||
voter, his or her occupation, if any, whether or not he or she | ||
is a
resident residing with his or her family and whether or | ||
not he or she is an
owner or life tenant of real estate in the | ||
county.
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(Source: P.A. 90-482, eff. 1-1-98.)
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(705 ILCS 310/2a) (from Ch. 78, par. 25a)
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Sec. 2a.
The combination of the lists of registered voters,
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driver's license, Illinois Identification Card, and Illinois | ||
Disabled Person
Identification Card holders, and claimants for | ||
unemployment insurance and the preparation of jury lists under | ||
this Act
shall, when requested by the Chief Judge or his | ||
designee, be accomplished
through the services of the | ||
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
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(Source: P.A. 88-27.)
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