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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="8-103" title_number="8" title_name="Juries and Jurors" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Notwithstanding § 8–102 of this subtitle, an individual qualifies for jury service for a county only if the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is an adult as of the day selected as a prospective juror;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is a citizen of the United States; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Resides in the county as of the day sworn as a juror.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, an individual is not qualified for jury service if the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Cannot comprehend spoken English or speak English;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Cannot comprehend written English, read English, or write English proficiently enough to complete a juror qualification form satisfactorily;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Has a disability that, as documented by a health care provider’s certification, prevents the individual from providing satisfactory jury service;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Has been convicted, in a federal or State court of record, of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and is currently serving the sentence imposed for the conviction, including a term of parole or probation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A crime involving or relating to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Perjury;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Witness intimidation;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Jury intimidation; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>A crime under Title 8 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Has a charge pending, in a federal or State court of record, for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
