| Article 1. General Provisions. |
| § 12-16-1. When words "jury" or "juries" include court or judge. |
| § 12-16-2. Persons exempted from jury duty. |
| § 12-16-3. Citizens of state, counties, cities, etc., not disqualified as interested in actions in which state, county, city, etc., a party or interested. |
| § 12-16-4. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978. |
| § 12-16-5. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §11, effective April 27, 1978. |
| § 12-16-6. Duty of court to ascertain qualifications before administering oath to jurors. |
| § 12-16-8. Employees excused from employment; compensation; postponement of service. |
| § 12-16-8.1. Discharge of employee or adverse employee action. |
| § 12-16-9. Separation and sequestration of jury in felony cases. |
| § 12-16-10. Provision of lodging and meals for jurors, etc., when jury kept together without separation overnight, etc.; presumption as to separation of jurors on basis of sex. |
| § 12-16-11. Charge of court to jury generally. |
| § 12-16-12. When charge must be written and filed in record. |
| § 12-16-13. Charges moved for by parties; appeals; general charges. |
| § 12-16-14. Taking of written evidence by jury on retirement. |
| § 12-16-15. Polling of jurors and proceedings thereupon. |
| Article 2. County Jury Commissions. |
| § 12-16-30. Establishment. |
| § 12-16-31. Composition; qualifications of members; members may not hold other offices or perform other public duties under federal, state, etc., governments for compensation. |
| § 12-16-32. Appointment and term of office of members. |
| § 12-16-33. President of commission; quorum; members to take oath of office and be commissioned prior to entering upon discharge of duties. |
| § 12-16-34. Compensation of members. |
| § 12-16-35. Disqualification of member and appointment of successor; filling of vacancies generally. |
| § 12-16-36. Appointment of persons to act as members of commission in event of absence from state, sickness, etc., of two members. |
| § 12-16-37. Clerks of commissions - Authority for employment; compensation; clerical assistance. |
| § 12-16-38. Clerks of commissions - Oath of office. |
| § 12-16-39. Clerks of commissions - Duties. |
| § 12-16-40. Clerks of commissions - Clerks to devote such time as required by commissions to performance of duties; clerks not to be paid for Sundays; discharge of clerks. |
| § 12-16-42. Preparation, maintenance, etc., of jury roll, cards and box generally. |
| § 12-16-43. Qualifications of persons to be placed on jury roll and in jury box generally; service on juries by persons over age 65. |
| § 12-16-44. Preparation, etc., of separate jury rolls and boxes for courts of territorial subdivisions of counties. |
| § 12-16-45. Notification of commission as to necessity to refill jury box; emptying and refilling of box by circuit court judge. |
| § 12-16-46. Certification of new jury roll and refilling of jury box by commission. |
| § 12-16-47. Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons empaneled on juries; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. |
| § 12-16-48. Certification to commission by court clerks of names of persons found disqualified or exempt from jury service; entry of notation on jury roll by clerk of commission. |
| § 12-16-49. Taxing of cost of summoning, etc., unqualified person on jury roll against clerk or members of commission. |
| § 12-16-50. Probate judge to purchase supplies for commission. |
| § 12-16-51. Failure of clerk or member of commission to perform duty imposed by article; failure of person to attend or testify before commission. |
| Article 2A. Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally. |
| § 12-16-55. Declaration of policy. |
| § 12-16-56. Discrimination prohibited. |
| § 12-16-57. Master list. |
| § 12-16-58. Placement of names of prospective jurors in master jury box. |
| § 12-16-60. Qualifications of jurors. |
| § 12-16-61. Trial court jury box. |
| § 12-16-62. No exemptions from jury service. |
| § 12-16-63. Excusing prospective jurors from service. |
| § 12-16-63.1. Request for postponement of service. |
| § 12-16-64. Preservation of records. |
| Article 3. Drawing, Summoning, Empaneling, etc., of Grand and Petit JuriesGenerally. |
| § 12-16-70. Names of prospective jurors provided from master jury list; preparation of list; summons. |
| § 12-16-72. When juries for next session of court drawn by presiding judge. |
| § 12-16-73. Execution and return of order to summon jurors by sheriff. |
| § 12-16-74. Hearing of excuses, claims of exemptions, etc.; drawing, swearing and empaneling of grand and petit jurors. |
| § 12-16-75. Duration of service; summons for subsequent service. |
| § 12-16-76. Insufficient number of qualified jurors to form juries. |
| § 12-16-78. Drawing of names from jury box for juries in probate court; summoning and drawing of jurors; certification to jury commission of names of persons disqualified, exempt and empaneled. |
| § 12-16-80. Objections which may be taken to venire of jurors. |
| § 12-16-81. Failure of sheriff to summon juror drawn, failure of juror summoned to attend trial, etc., not grounds for quashing venire or continuing case. |
| § 12-16-82. Effect of failure of person summoned as juror to obey summons. |
| § 12-16-83. Unlawfully placing in or withdrawing names from jury box, destruction, etc., of jury box, etc. |
| § 12-16-85. Attempting to influence jury commissioner or other officer selecting, drawing, summoning, etc., jurors or juries. |
| § 12-16-86. Performance of act with intent to affect fair drawing of jury by probate judge, jury commissioner, county commissioner, etc. |
| § 12-16-87. Summoning of persons for jury by sheriff, etc., with intent to produce result favorable to party in action before court. |
| § 12-16-88. Connivance by sheriff at commission by constable, deputy, etc., of offense prohibited by Section 12-16-87. |
| § 12-16-89. Negligent failure of sheriff or deputy to summon juror. |
| § 12-16-90. Provisions of article as to selection, drawing, summoning, etc., of jurors directory; powers, etc., of jurors selected, drawn, summoned, etc., under article. |
| Article 4. Drawing, Summoning, Empaneling, etc., of Juries in Criminal=nlCases Generally. |
| Division 1. General Provisions. |
| § 12-16-100. Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Generally. |
| § 12-16-101. Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Where two or more persons tried jointly. |
| Division 2. Capital Cases. |
| Article 5. Selection of Juries in Civil Actions. |
| § 12-16-140. Procedure generally. |
| Article 5A. Alternate Plan and Procedure for Qualification, Selection, Drawing,Summoning and Empaneling of Juries. |
| § 12-16-145. Alternate juror selection and qualification plan; master list; random selection; disqualification. |
| § 12-16-146. Use of mechanical or electronic data processing equipment for selecting, qualifying, etc., juries. |
| Article 6. Challenges of Jurors. |
| § 12-16-150. Challenges of jurors for cause - Grounds generally. |
| § 12-16-151. Challenges of jurors for cause - Manner of proof. |
| § 12-16-152. Challenges of jurors for cause - Additional grounds for challenge by state in certain cases. |
| Article 7. Oaths of Jurors. |
| § 12-16-170. Petit jurors. |
| § 12-16-171. Grand jury foreman. |
| § 12-16-172. Grand jurors. |
| § 12-16-173. Reversal of criminal cases appealed to Court of Criminal Appeals on ground of defect in administration of oath to grand or petit juries. |
| Article 8. Empaneling, Proceedings, etc., of Grand Juries. |
| Division 1. General Provisions. |
| § 12-16-190. Empaneling of grand juries generally; recessing and reassembling of grand juries. |
| § 12-16-191. Duty of grand juries as to condition of county jail, etc. |
| § 12-16-192. Examination of county treasury and bonds of county officers, inquiry into indictable offenses committed or triable within county, etc. |
| § 12-16-193. Sheriff to deliver book of accounts with state for feeding of prisoners to grand jury for examination as to correctness of accounts. |
| § 12-16-194. Examination of fee book of probate judge by district attorney and grand jury. |
| § 12-16-195. Examination of books and papers of county superintendent of education by district attorney and grand jury. |
| § 12-16-196. District attorney and grand jury entitled to free access to county jail and office of county treasurer and to examination of records and papers in county offices. |
| § 12-16-197. Issuance of subpoenas for witnesses for grand jury generally; proceedings upon failure of witnesses summoned to attend. |
| § 12-16-198. Issuance of subpoenas for witnesses by district attorneys. |
| § 12-16-200. Evidence which may be received by grand jury; examination, etc., of witnesses. |
| § 12-16-201. When grand jurors may be required to disclose testimony of witnesses. |
| § 12-16-202. Charging of grand jury. |
| § 12-16-203. Finding of indictments for misdemeanors generally. |
| § 12-16-204. Concurrence of 12 jurors required for finding of indictment; endorsement and signature of indictment generally. |
| § 12-16-205. Endorsement of prosecutor's name on indictment; endorsement on indictment where no prosecutor appears. |
| § 12-16-206. Duty of grand juror to disclose to fellow jurors public offense of which he has knowledge, etc. |
| § 12-16-208. Replacement of foreman. |
| § 12-16-209. Attendance and duties of district attorney before grand jury generally; district attorney not to be present at expression of opinions or giving of votes by grand jury. |
| § 12-16-210. Disclosure of indictment by district attorney, grand juror, etc., prior to arrest, etc., of person indicted. |
| § 12-16-211. Disclosure of testimony before grand jury by witness prior to arrest, etc., of person indicted. |
| § 12-16-212. Examination of witnesses before grand jury in gaming and lottery cases. |
| § 12-16-213. Refusal of witness to testify before grand jury as to gaming or lottery. |
| Division 2. Secret Grand Jury Proceedings. |
| § 12-16-214. Legislative findings; desirability of secrecy. |
| § 12-16-217. No person to prevent testimony or to induce to withhold or give false testimony. |
| § 12-16-218. Damage to participant's property or person prohibited. |
| § 12-16-219. Oath of secrecy; effect of refusal. |
| § 12-16-220. Evidence, other than juror's questions, considerations, etc., disclosed to district attorney's staff. |
| § 12-16-221. Disclosures in aid of law enforcement investigations and in public interest. |
| § 12-16-222. Right to counsel unaffected; counsel prohibited within jury. |
| § 12-16-223. Critical reports prohibited without indictment, etc.; judge to expunge record; exception. |
| § 12-16-224. Written reports; form. |
| § 12-16-225. Penalties. |
| § 12-16-226. Conflicting laws repealed; penalties cumulative; consistent laws applicable; judges' powers. |
| Article 9. Discharge of Jurors and Jury. |
| § 12-16-230. Discharge of juror, summoning of replacement, etc., prior to retirement of jury. |
| § 12-16-231. Discharge of juror after retirement of jury. |
| § 12-16-232. Consent by parties to discharge of member of jury and to rendition of verdict by remaining jurors. |
| § 12-16-233. Discharge of jury and entry of mistrial. |