Juror Bill of Rights
A Juror Shall Have The Right: 

To privacy, to be free from harassment and to choose whether or not to discuss the verdict.

To be treated courteously with the respect due an officer of the court and to serve in a jury room with attention to physical comfort and convenience. 

To have the trial process explained. 

To safe passage to and from the courthouse. 

To proper compensation for jury service. 

To have input into scheduling and have schedules kept when possible. 

To be randomly selected for jury service and not excluded on the basis of race, sex, religion, physical disability, or country of origin. 

To be instructed on the law in plain language. 

To have judged and lawyers sensitive to and supportive of the needs of jurors resulting from jury service. 

To express concerns, complaints and recommendations to courthouse authorities. 

To be free from exposure to billboards erected in proximity to the courthouse, placed by special interest groups or actual parties to a lawsuit who are attempting to influence their verdict. 
Passed: 17 October 1992

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