Fla. Stat. § 40.221
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40.221 Drawing jury venire.
Official statutory text
A clerk of the court, under supervision of a judge of any court of record, shall, in a manner deemed to produce a result by lot and at random, select from the final juror candidate list such number of persons as he or she deems necessary or expedient for a jury venire, to be returnable at such time as the judge shall specify, from which such venire or venires any jury may be organized, including a grand jury when drawn by or upon order of a judge of the circuit court. The clerk of the court shall keep the list in a secure place.
History: s. 5, ch. 79-235; s. 248, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 2012-100.
History: s. 5, ch. 79-235; s. 248, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 2012-100.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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