Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Upon
completion of the oath, the judge shall instruct the prospective jurors upon
their duties and restrictions while serving as jurors, and of any sanctions for
violation of those duties and restrictions, including those in Rules 220.1 and
220.2.
(b) Voir dire shall be
conducted to provide the opportunity to obtain at a minimum a full description
of the following information, where relevant, concerning the prospective jurors
and their households:
(1) Name;
(2) Date and place of birth;
(3) Residential neighborhood and zip code
(not street address);
(4) Marital
status;
(5) Nature and extent of
education;
(6) Number and ages of
children;
(7) Name, age and
relationship of members of prospective juror's household;
(8) Occupation and employment history of the
prospective juror, the juror's spouse and children and members of the juror's
household;
(9) Involvement as a
party or a witness in a civil lawsuit or a criminal case;
(10) Relationship, friendship or association
with a law enforcement officer, a lawyer or any person affiliated with the
courts of any judicial district;
(11) Relationship of the prospective juror or
any member of the prospective juror's immediate family to the insurance
industry, including employee, claims adjustor, investigator, agent, or
stockholder in an insurance company;
(12) Motor vehicle operation and
licensure;
(13) Physical or mental
condition affecting ability to serve on a jury;
(14) Reasons the prospective juror believes
he or she cannot or should not serve as a juror;
(15) Relationship, friendship or association
with the parties, the attorneys and prospective witnesses of the particular
case to be heard;
(16) Ability to
refrain from using a computer, cellular telephone or other electronic device
with communication capabilities in violation of the provisions of Rule 220.1;
and
(17) Such other pertinent
information as may be appropriate to the particular case to achieve a
competent, fair and impartial jury.
(c) The court may provide for voir dire to
include the use of a written questionnaire. However, the use of a written
questionnaire without the opportunity for oral examination by the court or
counsel is not a sufficient voir dire.
(d) The court may permit all or part of the
examination of a juror out of the presence of other jurors.
