Minnesota § 593.31 - UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 593.31 — UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 593.31. UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY
It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from the broadest feasible cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this chapter and applicable court rules to be considered for jury service in this state, and that qualified citizens have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.
History:
1977 c 286 s 1; 1990 c 553 s 5
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 593.31 ("UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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