S-0493.2/91 2nd _______________________________________________
SENATE BILL 5026
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Senators Nelson, Talmadge and Thorsness.
Read first time January 16, 1991. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to jury service; creating new sections; and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The office of the administrator for the courts, the Washington state superior court judges association, the district and municipal court judges association, the Washington state association of county clerks, the office of financial management, the secretary of state, the Washington state association of county auditors, the department of licensing, the Washington state bar association, the association of Washington superior court administrators, and the Washington state association for court administration shall prepare a plan to implement a merging of the list of those persons who have been issued a driver's license in the state of Washington and whose names are in the records maintained by the department of licensing, persons issued identicards under RCW 46.20.117, and the lists of registered voters in each county to form an expanded jury source list. Other associations or individuals interested in an expanded jury source list may be consulted when developing this plan.
(2) The plan shall include: (a) A fiscal analysis of the costs; (b) a recommendation of which costs are to be paid by the state and by local governments; (c) a recommendation of which functions and duties are to be performed by state agencies and local governments; (d) a report on the potential effects of a merged source list; (e) a recommendation of the format the lists from the department of licensing and the lists of registered voters are to be provided for merging; and (f) a recommendation of a methodology for merging the lists to form an expanded jury source list.
(3) This plan along with proposed legislation shall be submitted to the legislature by January 1, 1992.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The legislature requests that the Washington state association of county clerks conduct a study to determine appropriate standards for excusing persons from jury service due to financial hardship. The association is requested to report its findings along with proposed legislation to the senate law and justice committee and the house of representatives judiciary committee by January 1, 1992.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1993, from the general fund to the office of the administrator for the courts to carry out the development of the plan as set forth in section 1 of this act.