§ 1868. — Maintenance and inspection of records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1868]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 121--JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY
Sec. 1868. Maintenance and inspection of records
After the master jury wheel is emptied and refilled pursuant to
section 1863(b)(4) of this title, and after all persons selected to
serve as jurors before the master wheel was emptied have completed such
service, all records and papers compiled and maintained by the jury
commission or clerk before the master wheel was emptied shall be
preserved in the custody of the clerk for four years or for such longer
period as may be ordered by a court, and shall be available for public
inspection for the purpose of determining the validity of the selection
of any jury.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 90-274, Sec. 101, Mar.
27, 1968, 82 Stat. 60.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 416, 417 (Mar. 3, 1911,
ch. 231, Secs. 279, 280, 36 Stat. 1165, Jan. 31, 1929, ch. 126, 45 Stat.
1145).
Section consolidates parts of sections 416, 417 of title 28, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., with necessary changes in phraseology.
The remaining portion of section 416 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
constitutes section 1867 of this title.
The remainder of section 417 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is
incorporated in section 1866 of this title.
Words, ``in the opinion of the court, disqualified'' were
substituted for ``not an indifferent person, or is interested in the
event of the cause''.
Amendments
1968--Pub. L. 90-274 substituted provisions for the maintenance and
inspection of records in the hands of the commission or clerk before the
master wheel was emptied for provisions covering the disqualification of
the United States marshal or his deputy and the appointment of a
disinterested person by the court.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-274 effective 270 days after Mar. 27, 1968,
except as to cases in which an indictment has been returned or a petit
jury empaneled prior to such effective date, see section 104 of Pub. L.
90-274, set out as a note under section 1861 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1864 of this title.
