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### 20 Jury list
> > (1) The Sheriff is to prepare in each calendar year a list of persons selected from a jury roll by the Sheriff as being liable for jury service in a jury district.
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> > (2) The jury list is to include a number of persons the Sheriff considers adequate excluding –
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> > > > (a) persons the Sheriff knows are disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service; and
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> > > > (b) persons who have served as jurors in the previous 3 years.
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> > (3) The jury list is to contain the name, address and date of birth of each person on the jury list.
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> > (4) The Sheriff may make any enquiries he or she considers necessary to determine if –
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> > > > (a) a person included on a jury list is disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service; or
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> > > > (b) any information contained in a jury list is incorrect.
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> > (4A) [*\[Section 20 Subsection (4A) inserted by No. 20 of 2007, s. 6, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-020#GS6@EN) Without limiting the generality of [subsection (4)](#GS20@Gs4@EN) , the Sheriff, by notice, may require a person on a jury list to produce a document to determine if the person is qualified for jury service.
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> > (4B) [*\[Section 20 Subsection (4B) inserted by No. 20 of 2007, s. 6, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-020#GS6@EN) A person, without reasonable excuse, must not fail to comply with a requirement under [subsection (4A)](#GS20@Gs4A@EN) .
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 30 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
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> > (5) The Sheriff may amend a jury list to –
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> > > > (a) correct an error; or
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> > > > (b) remove from the jury list the name of a person who is disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service.
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> > (6) A jury list has effect only during the calendar year following the year in which it was prepared.