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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Chapter 40
JURIES; PAYMENT OF JURORS AND DUE PROCESS COSTS
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F.S. 40.015
40.015 Jury districts; counties exceeding 50,000.
(1) In any county having a population exceeding 50,000 according to the last preceding decennial census and one or more locations in addition to the county seat at which the county or circuit court sits and holds trials, the chief judge, with the approval of a majority of the county commissioners, is authorized to create a jury district for each courthouse location, from which jury lists shall be selected in the manner presently provided by law. The creation of a jury district under this section may be initiated by either the chief judge or a majority of the county commissioners.
(2) In determining the boundaries of a jury district to serve the court located within the district, the chief judge or the board of county commissioners shall seek to avoid any exclusion of any cognizable group. Each jury district shall include at least 6,000 registered voters.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-114; s. 2, ch. 79-235; s. 1, ch. 98-98.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 40.015
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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 40.015.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

GARCIA, v. STATE, 638 So. 2d 94 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . In Spencer, the Supreme Court held that jury districts created under Section 40.015 must "reflect a true . . .

PHILIPP BROTHERS COCOA INC. v. M V OCEA, OCEA SHIPPING CORP. v. SAU SARUE PRODUCTEMENTOS COMMODITY TRAINING,, 144 F.R.D. 312 (E.D. Va. 1992)

. . . Marítima de Agenciamentos e Representacoes, Ltda., Rua Miguel Calmon 15, 3rd Floor, Salvador, Bahia, Cep 40.015 . . . Marítima de Agenciamentos e Representacoes, Ltda., Rua Miguel Calmon 15, 3rd Floor, Salvador, Bahia, Cep 40.015 . . . Marítima de Agenciamentos e Representacoes, Ltda., Rua Miguel Calmon 15, 3rd Floor, Salvador, Bahia, Cep 40.015 . . .

SPENCER, v. STATE, 545 So. 2d 1352 (Fla. 1989)

. . . Special districts for jury selection are authorized by section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), which . . . district is a denial of equal protection; and (3) the authorizing statute for jury districts, section 40.015 . . . Lastly, we reject Spencer’s third claim that section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), was unconstitutionally . . . We agree with the state that section 40.015 is a general law, as we have interpreted that term, under . . .

PAYRET, v. T. ADAMS, As, 500 So. 2d 136 (Fla. 1986)

. . . Order 1.006, enacted pursuant to the authority granted the chief judge of a judicial circuit by section 40.015 . . .

CABALLERO, v. E. BORN, B., 487 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Petitioner contends that section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), and Administrative Order No. 1.006- . . . Eastern Jury District, which created the jury district system of Palm Beach County pursuant to section 40.015 . . . these two districts was enacted by the circuit court itself on authority of Florida Statutes, Section 40.015 . . . In fact, here, the trial court is adhering to section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), and Administrative . . .