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JURIES

See also COURTS; JURY TRIALS; TRIALS; VERDICTS

Administration, court rules, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.51

Administration

Jury commissioners, see Jury commissioners under DISTRICT COURTS

Advisory juries, when used, Court Rules Civ 39.02

Affidavits, jurors, testimony, limitations, Court Rules Evid 606

Alternative dispute resolution, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.74

Challenges to jurors, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Challenges

Disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.32

Discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.32

Examination of challenged jurors, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.36

Examining juror as witness, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.36

Minutes, inclusion in judgment roll, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40

Number allowed, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.10

Several defendants, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.22

Civil trials, collateral sources, existence of, Minn. Statutes 2022 548.251

Civil trials

Discharge, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook18

Instructions

Generally, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook15

Preliminary instructions, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook7

Polling, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook18

Questions by jurors, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook16

Voir dire, generally, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook6

Comments in presence of, names on prosecutor's witness list, Court Rules Crim 9.01

Compensation and salaries

Claims against local governments, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.38

Expenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.48

Inquests, Minn. Statutes 2022 357.27, 2022 390.31

Payment, changed venue, Minn. Statutes 2022 542.17, 2022 627.02

Payroll, Minn. Statutes 2022 43A.37

Unemployment insurance, deduction exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.085

Contempts

Failure to report, Minn. Statutes 2022 588.01, 2022 628.48

Improper communications, Minn. Statutes 2022 588.01

Summonses, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2022 588.01

Coroners' inquests, see Inquests under CORONERS

Counties, lawsuits against, Minn. Statutes 2022 373.07

Criminal trials, fees, county payment, change of venue, Minn. Statutes 2022 627.02

Damages, assessment, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.22

Definitions, challenges, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.22

Definitions, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Deliberations

Commencement, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.17

Documents, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.15

Length, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.17

Permitting communication, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.21

Procedures, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.09

Deliberations, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Disabled persons, challenges, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.32

Disagreement on, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.13, 2022 631.15, 2022 631.17

Discharge

Adjournment, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.16

Illness, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.13

Nonattendance of judge, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.31

Return of documents received during trial, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.15

Without verdict, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.12

Disclosure, jurors' names, restrictions, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Disclosure, jurors' names, restrictions, Court Rules Gen Prac 807

Documents and papers received during trial, use, during deliberations, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.15

Driver's license and ID cardholder list

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Driver's license and ID cardholders list

Juror source list, service as, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

Employers, acts against employees for jury service, criminal contempt, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.50

Employment, jury service excluded, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.035

Evidence

Comparison with authenticated specimens, Court Rules Evid 901

Determinations by, admissibility, writings, recordings, or photographs, Court Rules Evid 1008

Hearings regarding, held out of jury's hearing, Court Rules Evid 104

Rulings regarding, made out of jury's hearing, Court Rules Evid 103

Examination of jurors, Court Rules Civ 47.01

Examination of jurors, Court Rules Gen Prac 123

Excuse or deferral from service, Court Rules Gen Prac 808, Gen Prac 810

Excusing of jurors from duty, when permitted, Court Rules Civ 47.04

Fees, housing court, Court Rules Gen Prac 607

Fees, see Compensation and salaries under this topic

Foreign laws, judicial notice, determination by court, Minn. Statutes 2022 599.06

Grand juries, see GRAND JURIES

Hung juries, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.13, 2022 631.15, 2022 631.17

Illness during trial, condition for discharging jury, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.13, 2022 631.12

Impartial jury, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6

Instructions to

Criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.347

Matters of law, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.06

Special verdicts, apportionment of damages and fault, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.01

Instructions

Generally, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Multiple defenses, Court Rules Crim 20.02

Instructions

Effect of jury's answers on outcome of case, Court Rules Civ 49.01

Errors in, Court Rules Civ 51.04

Failure to instruct, Court Rules Civ 51.04

General verdicts, Court Rules Civ 49.02

Interrogatories, Court Rules Civ 49.02

Objections to, Court Rules Civ 51.02, Civ 51.03

Omitted issues, effect, Court Rules Civ 49.01

Preliminary instructions, scope of instruction, Court Rules Civ 39.03

Proposed instructions, notice to parties, Court Rules Civ 51.02

Requests for, by parties, Court Rules Civ 51.01

Requirements, generally, Court Rules Civ 49.01

Special verdicts, see SPECIAL VERDICTS

Timing, Court Rules Civ 51.02

Instructions

Evidence, limited admissibility, Court Rules Evid 105

Facts judicially noticed, Court Rules Evid 201

Interpreters for, Court Rules Gen Prac 8.12

Interrogatories, Court Rules Civ 49.02

Juror qualification questionnaire, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.40

Jurors

Challenges, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Number of, waiver of required number, Court Rules Crim 26.01

Selection, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Jurors

Information, confidentiality, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Names, data classification, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Jurors

Audio and visual coverage, prohibition, Court Rules Gen Prac 4.02

Courtroom decorum, Court Rules Gen Prac 2.01

Disabilities, assistance by interpreters, Court Rules Gen Prac 8.12

Discrimination, prohibited, Court Rules Gen Prac 809

Disqualification, grounds, Court Rules Gen Prac 123

Efficient use of, Court Rules Gen Prac 812

Interest in insurance companies with interest in outcome of cause, Court Rules Gen Prac 123

Names, data classification, Court Rules Gen Prac 814

Records, Court Rules Gen Prac 814

Jurors

Communications with, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Family members, communication with, application of rules, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Improper conduct by or toward, revealing to court, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Investigation of, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Jurors

Communications with, Court Rules Jud Cond 2.8

Jury commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.19, 2022 593.37, 2022 593.48

Jury panels, challenges to, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Jury pool, representativeness, review, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

Jury programs, costs, payment by state, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.182

Jury questionnaires, Court Rules Crim 26.02, Crim Form 50

Jury rooms, courthouses, clean indoor air, Minn. Rules 4620.0100

Jury source list

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Disclosure, Court Rules Gen Prac 807

Jury administration plan, Court Rules Gen Prac 804

Jury trials, see JURY TRIALS

Lawsuits by, employer retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.50

Master list

Disclosure, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Mixed juries, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.09

Note taking, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Notes, use during deliberations, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.15

Number of jurors, Court Rules Civ 48

Obligation to serve, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.31

Obligation to serve

Excuse or deferral from service, Court Rules Gen Prac 808, Gen Prac 810

General policy, Court Rules Gen Prac 801

Out-of-pocket expenses, reimbursements, MFIP, income, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2022 256J.21

Peremptory challenges, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Petit juries, see PETIT JURIES

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.31

Polling, request for, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.16

Polling, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Potentially prejudicial material, questioning about, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Preliminary instructions, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Preliminary instructions, Court Rules Civ 39.03

Proposed instructions, time limits for filing, scheduling orders, contents, Court Rules Gen Prac 111.03

Prospective juror lists, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Prospective jurors

Communication with, prior to trial, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Family members, communication with, application of rules, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Improper conduct by or toward, revealing to court, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Investigation of, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5

Qualifications

Judges, disqualification, service as jurors, Court Rules Gen Prac 808

Requirements, generally, Court Rules Gen Prac 808

Random selection

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Policy, Court Rules Gen Prac 801

Procedures, Court Rules Gen Prac 805

Source list, use, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

Real property, viewing, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.12

Records and record keeping, court administrators, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 485.23

Records, jury commissioners, duties, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Records, jury commissioners, duties, Court Rules Gen Prac 814

Retirement, MSRS, exclusion from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2022 352.01

Selection

Challenges, see same under this topic

Discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.32

Lists of prospective jurors, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091, 2022 593.19, 2022 593.37

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.31

Sixth district, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.46

Voir dire examinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.36

Selection

Procedure, compliance with rules, challenges to, Court Rules Gen Prac 813

Random selection, see Random selection under this topic

Separation after retirement, when permitted, Court Rules Civ 47.03

Sequestration

Accommodations, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.09

Food and lodging expenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.13

Sequestration

During deliberations, Court Rules Crim 26.03

For voir dire examination, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Source list

Jury commissioners, duties, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

Review, corrective action, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

Use, random selection of prospective jurors, Court Rules Gen Prac 806

State Jury Administration Plan

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

State Jury Program

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Summonses, failure to comply

Contempt, Minn. Statutes 2022 588.01

Misdemeanor, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.42

Summonses, Court Rules Gen Prac 807

Supplemental juror questionnaires, Court Rules Civ 47.01

Supplemental juror questionnaires, Court Rules Rec Acc 4

Swearing, officer in charge, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.17

Tampering, harassment or stalking, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.749

Tax Court advisory juries, empanelment, Minn. Statutes 2022 271.06

Term of service, Court Rules Gen Prac 811

Testimony by, personal knowledge of facts in controversy, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.05

Testimony

Inquiry into verdict or indictment, matters about which jurors may testify, Court Rules Evid 606

At trial where sitting, prohibited, Court Rules Evid 606

Travel expenses, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.48

Trials, see JURY TRIALS

Unclassified service

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 43A.08

Ramsey County, Minn. Statutes 2022 383A.286

Unemployment insurance, eligibility during jury service, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.085

Verdicts, see VERDICTS

Verdicts, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Viewing a place, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Violations and penalties

Failure to appear or show cause

Contempt, Minn. Statutes 2022 588.01

Misdemeanor, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.40, 2022 593.42

Qualification questionnaire, misrepresentation on, Minn. Statutes 2022 593.40

Voir dire examinations, challenged jurors, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.36

Voir dire examinations, Court Rules Crim 26.02

Voir dire examinations, Court Rules Gen Prac 123

Voter registration list

Defined, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Juror source list, service as, Court Rules Gen Prac 806