C.R.S. Section 13-71-115
Juror questionnaires

(1)

On or before the first day of the term of trial or grand juror service, each juror shall be given a juror questionnaire requesting the following information about the juror: Name, sex, date of birth, age, residence, and marital status; the number and ages of children; educational level and occupation; whether the juror is regularly employed, self-employed, or unemployed; spouse’s occupation; previous juror service; present or past involvement as a party or witness in a civil or criminal proceeding; and such other information as the jury commissioner deems appropriate after consulting with the judges in the judicial district. The questionnaire shall contain a declaration by the juror that the information supplied is, to the best of the juror’s knowledge, true and an acknowledgment that a willful misrepresentation of a material fact is a class 2 misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 18-1.3-501. Immediately below the declaration, the questionnaire shall contain a place for the signature of the juror. A notice that the completed questionnaire is not a public record shall appear prominently on its face.

(2)

Unless the court orders otherwise, the jury commissioner shall provide copies of the appropriate completed questionnaires to the trial judge and counsel for use during jury selection. With the exception of the names of qualified jurors and disclosures made during jury selection, information on the questionnaires shall be held in confidence by the court, the parties, trial counsel, and their agents. Upon the completion of jury selection, the parties and their counsel shall return all copies of the completed questionnaires to the court for immediate destruction. The original completed questionnaires for all prospective jurors shall be sealed in an envelope and retained in the court’s file but shall not constitute a public record.

(3)

If a person’s answers to a questionnaire indicate that the person is disqualified or disabled from performing jury service pursuant to section 13-71-104 (3), 13-71-105, or 13-71-119.5 or, in the opinion of the court, state grounds sufficient to be excused from jury service pursuant to section 13-71-119.5, the person’s name shall not be included in the juror pool and the court shall notify the person that he or she is excused from jury service.

Source: Section 13-71-115 — Juror questionnaires, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

13‑71‑101
Short title 13‑71‑102
Definitions 13‑71‑103
Number of trial jurors 13‑71‑104
Eligibility for juror service - prohibition of discrimination 13‑71‑105
Qualifications for juror service 13‑71‑106
Jury commissioners 13‑71‑107
Master juror list 13‑71‑108
Master juror wheel 13‑71‑109
Random selection from master juror list 13‑71‑110
Juror selection and summoning 13‑71‑111
Contents of juror summons 13‑71‑112
Emergency summonses 13‑71‑113
Modification of juror service 13‑71‑114
Cancellation of juror service 13‑71‑115
Juror questionnaires 13‑71‑116
Trial juror’s right to one postponement - definition 13‑71‑116.5
Postponement related to co-employee jury service 13‑71‑117
Assignment of courthouse location 13‑71‑118
Telephone notice 13‑71‑119
Deferments and excuses - limitations 13‑71‑119.5
Persons entitled to be excused from jury service 13‑71‑120
Length of juror service 13‑71‑121
Extended trials 13‑71‑122
Failure to appear - delinquency notice 13‑71‑123
Enforcement of juror duties 13‑71‑124
Delegation of authority to jury commissioner 13‑71‑125
Compensation and reimbursement 13‑71‑126
Compensation of employed jurors during first three days of service 13‑71‑127
Financial hardship of employer or self-employed juror 13‑71‑128
Reimbursement of unemployed jurors during first three days of service 13‑71‑129
Compensation of jurors after first three days of service 13‑71‑129.5
Public transportation for jurors 13‑71‑130
Limitations on juror compensation 13‑71‑131
Special awards of compensation and reimbursement 13‑71‑132
Juror service acknowledgment information - requests - payment 13‑71‑133
Enforcement of employer’s duty to compensate jurors 13‑71‑134
Penalties and enforcement remedies for harassment by employer 13‑71‑135
Juror orientation program 13‑71‑136
Availability of juror list 13‑71‑137
Duties and responsibilities of auxiliary services providers for jurors who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind 13‑71‑138
Preservation of juror records 13‑71‑139
Challenge of juror pool 13‑71‑140
Irregularity in selecting, summoning, and managing jurors 13‑71‑141
Authority to contract and accept gifts 13‑71‑142
Alternate jurors 13‑71‑143
Grand jurors - vacancies 13‑71‑144
Jury fees to be assessed in civil cases 13‑71‑145
Expense of meals and provisions to be taxed
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 13-71-115’s source at colorado​.gov