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may, at his the clerk's discretion, contact the prospective juror
by telephone to obtain the additional information, clarification or
correction.

 
4. Failure to complete form; penalty. A prospective juror,
who fails to return a completed juror qualification form as
instructed, may be ordered by the court to appear and show cause
why he the prospective juror should not be held in contempt for
his the failure to complete and submit the questionnaire.
Notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 4-A, a prospective juror, who
fails to show good cause for his the failure to complete and
submit the questionnaire or who without good cause fails to
appear pursuant to a court order, may be punished by a fine of
not more than $100 and by imprisonment for not more than 3 days,
or by both.

 
5. Intentional misrepresentation. Notwithstanding Title 17-
A, section 4-A, a person, who intentionally misrepresents a
material fact on a juror qualification form for the purpose of
avoiding or securing service as a juror, may upon conviction for
a violation of this section be punished by a fine of not more
than $100 and by imprisonment for not more than 3 days, or by
both.

 
6. Determination of qualification. The clerk shall determine
on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification
form, supplemented by other competent evidence when deemed
considered necessary to such determination, whether the
prospective juror is qualified for jury service. This
determination shall must be reflected on the juror qualification
form or any other record designated by the court.

 
7. Availability of qualification forms. The names of
prospective jurors and the contents of juror qualification forms
shall be made available to the public upon specific request to
the court, supported by an affidavit setting forth the reasons
therefor, unless the court determines in any instance that this
information in the interest of justice should be kept
confidential or its use limited in whole or in part are
confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in this
chapter. The names of prospective jurors and the contents of
juror qualification forms may at the discretion of the court be

 
made available to the attorneys and their agents and
investigators and the pro se parties at the courthouse for use in
the conduct of voir dire examination.

 
8.__During period of service.__During the period of service of
jurors and prospective jurors, the names of the members of the
jury pool are confidential and may not be disclosed except to the


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