Section 500-A:6 Juror Qualification Form.
I. When ordered to do so by the court, the clerk shall draw at random from the master jury list the names or identifying numbers of as many prospective jurors as the court by order requires. The names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors may be chosen either by random drawing or by computer on a random basis. The clerk shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names drawn. The names drawn on the list may be disclosed only to persons authorized to see the list under this chapter or upon specific order of the court. The addresses of jurors shall not be disclosed, except to counsel, a pro se party examining juror qualification forms, or otherwise in accordance with court rule.
II. The clerk shall mail to every prospective juror whose name is drawn from the master list a juror qualification form, accompanied by instructions to fill out and return the form by mail to the clerk within 10 days after its receipt.
III. The clerk shall prepare the juror qualification form, subject to approval by the court. The juror qualification form shall:
(a) Include the name, address and age of the prospective juror;
(b) Require the prospective juror to specify if he is:
(1) A citizen of the United States and a resident of the county;
(2) Able to read, speak and understand the English language;
(3) Subject to any physical or mental disability which would impair the prospective juror's capacity to render satisfactory jury service; or
(4) A convicted felon whose conviction has not been annulled or whose conviction is not eligible for annulment under New Hampshire law; and
(c) Contain the prospective juror's declaration that his responses are true to the best of his knowledge and his acknowledgment that a willful misrepresentation of a material fact may be punishable as a misdemeanor under the laws of this state.
IV. Notarization of the juror qualification form shall not be required.
V. If the prospective juror is unable to fill out the form, another person may do it for him. If another person fills out the form, he shall indicate that he has done so and why he has done so.
VI. If it appears there is an omission, ambiguity, or error in a return form, the clerk shall again send the form with instructions to the prospective juror to make the necessary addition, clarification, or correction and return the form to the clerk within 10 days after receipt of these instructions.
Source. 1971, 456:10. 1981, 527:2. 1992, 38:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. 1998, 237:4, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. 2009, 244:1, eff. July 16, 2009.