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PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

"§ 11-1746. Certification of copies of papers or documents filed in District of Columbia courts "The Executive Officer shall provide that, if any person filing any paper or document in a District of Columbia court requests a certification of such filing, a copy of such paper or document provided by such person shall be appropriately marked for such person to show the time and date of such filing and the identity of the individual with whom such paper or document was filed. Such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence in any proceeding that the original of such paper or document was filed as shown by the certification. "§ 11-1747. Delegation of authority "The Executive Officer and court officers appointed by him may delegate to their subordinates authority and responsibility to perform the functions vested in them by law\ "Chapter 19.—JURIES AND JURORS "Sec. "11-1901. "11-1902. "11-1903. "11-1904. "11-1905. "11-1906.

Qualifications of j u r o r s. Single j u r y selection system. Grand j u r y; additional grand j u r y. Assignment of j u r y panels. Length of service. Fees of j u r o r s.

    • § 11-1901. Qualifications of jurors

"Jurors serving within the District of Columbia shall have the same qualifications as provided for jurors in the Federal courts. "§ 11-1902. Single jury selection system "There shall be a single system in the District of Columbia for the selection of jurors for both Federal and District of Columbia courts. The selection system shall be that prescribed by Federal law and executed in accordance therewith as provided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. "§ 11-1903. Grand jury; additional grand jury " (a) A grand jury serving in the District of Columbia may take cognizance of all matters brought before it regardless of whether an indictment is returnable in the Federal or District of Columbia courts. " (b) If the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia certifies in writing to the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, or the chief judge of the Superior Court, that the exigencies of the public service require it, the judge may, in his discretion, order an additional grand jury summoned, which shall be drawn at such time as he designates. Unless sooner discharged by order of the judge, the additional grand jury shall serve until the end of the term for which it is drawn. "§ 11-1904. Assignment of jury panels "The names of persons to serve as jurors in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Superior Court shall be drawn from time to time as may be required, and such persons shall be assigned to jury panels within those courts as the courts may decide. "§ 11-1905. Length of service "Petit jurors summoned for service in the District of Columbia shall serve for such period of time and at such sessions as the particular court shall direct, but, unless actually engaged as a trial ]uror in a particular case, may not be required to serve in the court for more than thirty days in any two-year period.

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