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Jurors Act, 1976

This section defines key terms used in the Act, including “court,” “district,” “judge,” “jury list,” “Minister,” “session,” and “panel.”

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Jurisdiction: Canada — Quebec
Structure: 62 provisions
Official identity: Year 1976
Dates: Enacted 1976 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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Section 1

This section defines key terms used in the Act, including “court,” “district,” “judge,” “jury list,” “Minister,” “session,” and “panel.”

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Section 15

The panel must contain 150 entries, unless the sheriff provides a different number because circumstances require it.

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Section 27

A summons must state the date and time for the summoned person to appear.

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Section 41

41. This Act applies to the territories of Abitibi, Mistassini and Nouveau-Québec in the judicial district of Abitibi, subject to the following sections. 1976, c. 9, s. 41.

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Chapter 9 of the 1976 statutes is repealed, except sections 57 and 60.

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Provision 57Repeal 3Offence 2

§ 1Section 1Repeal

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This section defines key terms used in the Act, including “court,” “district,” “judge,” “jury list,” “Minister,” “session,” and “panel.”

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise, (a) “court” means the Superior Court exercising its jurisdiction in criminal matters; (b) “district” means a judicial district; (c) “judge” means a judge of the Superior Court; (d) “jury list” means the permanent list of jurors drawn up in accordance with this Act; (e) (paragraph repealed); (f) “Minister” means the Minister of Justice; (g) “session” means a session of the court; and (h) “panel” means the panel of jurors. 1976, c. 9, s. 1; 1984, c. 51, s. 553; 1985, c. 30, s. 145; 1989, c. 1, s. 604; 1995, c. 23, s. 84.

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§ 2Section 2Provision

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The sheriff’s deputy may exercise the functions assigned to the sheriff under this Act.

2. The functions assigned to the sheriff under this Act may be exercised by his deputy. 1976, c. 9, s. 2.

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§ 3Section 3Provision

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To qualify as a juror, a person must be a Canadian citizen, of full age, and entered on the list of electors transmitted under section 7.1.

3. To qualify as a juror, a person must: (a) be a Canadian citizen; (b) be of full age; and (c) be entered on the list of electors transmitted pursuant to section 7.1. 1976, c. 9, s. 3; 1995, c. 23, s. 85.

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§ 4Section 4Offence

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Section 4 lists categories of people who are disqualified from serving as jurors.

4. The following persons are disqualified from serving as jurors: (a) persons not qualified as required by section 3; (b) members of the Privy Council, of the Senate or of the House of Commons of Canada; (c) members of the Conseil exécutif or of the National Assembly; (d) judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal, the Superior Court, the Court of Québec or a municipal court, a coroner and officers of the court; (e) practising advocates or notaries; (f) peace officers; (g) firemen; (h) persons afflicted with a mental illness or deficiency; (i) persons who do not speak French or English fluently, subject to sections 30 and 45; and (j) persons charged with or found guilty of an indictable offence; (k) in the judicial districts of Mingan, Gaspé and Abitibi, except, in the latter case, in the territories of Abitibi, Mistassini and New Québec, persons not domiciled in a local municipal territory situated wholly or partly within a radius of 60 kilometres from the chief place of the judicial district or from any other place authorized by the Government in accordance with section 51 or 70 of the Courts of Justice Act (chapter T-16). 1976, c. 9, s. 4; 1977, c. 17, s. 10; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1981, c. 14, s. 34; 1983, c. 41, s. 201; 1988, c. 21, s. 101; 1989, c. 52, s. 133; 1996, c. 2, s. 732; 2020, c. 12, s. 66.

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§ 5Section 5Provision

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Several categories of people may be exempted from jury service.

5. The following persons may be exempted from serving as jurors: (a) ministers of the cult; (a.1) members of the personnel of the National Assembly; (b) functionaries engaged in the administration of justice; (c) persons 65 years of age or over; (d) members of the Canadian regular forces within the meaning of the National Defence Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter N-5); (e) for five years thereafter, persons who have served or have been retained for service as jurors; (f) persons afflicted with an infirmity; (g) persons whose health or domestic obligations are incompatible with serving on a jury; and (h) if the public interest allows it, persons having reasonable cause for exemption on a ground not provided for in the preceding paragraphs. 1976, c. 9, s. 5; 1982, c. 62, s. 159.

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§ 6Section 6Provision

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A spouse of certain persons listed in sections 4 and 5 is also disqualified or exempted from serving as a juror.

6. The spouse of a person referred to in paragraph b, c, d, e, f or j of section 4 or in paragraph b or c of section 5 is also disqualified or, as the case may be, exempted from serving as a juror. 1976, c. 9, s. 6; 1981, c. 14, s. 35; 2002, c. 6, s. 236.

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§ 7Section 7Provision

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The sheriff must send the chief electoral officer a yearly list of the local municipalities in the sheriff’s district, by 15 September.

7. The sheriff shall, not later than 15 September each year, transmit to the chief electoral officer a list of the local municipalities whose territories are comprised in his district. 1976, c. 9, s. 7; 1984, c. 51, s. 554; 1995, c. 23, s. 86.

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§ 7.1Section 7.1Provision

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By 30 September of the same year, the chief electoral officer must send the sheriff a list of electors for each polling subdivision in the municipalities covered by the sheriff’s earlier list.

7.1. Not later than 30 September of the same year, the chief electoral officer shall transmit to the sheriff a list of the electors whose names are entered on the permanent list of electors for each polling subdivision comprised in the territories of the municipalities appearing on the list transmitted to him by the sheriff. 1995, c. 23, s. 86.

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§ 8Section 8Provision

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The sheriff must prepare a jury list for jury trials in the district, using the list of electors sent by the chief electoral officer.

8. For the conduct of jury trials in his district, the sheriff shall prepare a jury list from the list of electors transmitted to him by the chief electoral officer. 1976, c. 9, s. 8; 1984, c. 51, s. 555; 1989, c. 1, s. 605; 1995, c. 23, s. 87.

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§ 9Section 9Provision

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The sheriff must approve the list of electors after receiving it, following the form prescribed by the Minister.

9. Upon receiving the list of electors, the sheriff must approve it in accordance with the form prescribed by the Minister. 1976, c. 9, s. 9; 1995, c. 23, s. 88.

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§ 10Section 10Provision

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After the sheriff approves it, the list of electors becomes the jury list.

10. From its approval by the sheriff, the list of electors constitutes the jury list and such list remains in force in the district until the next list is approved. 1976, c. 9, s. 10; 1995, c. 23, s. 89.

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§ 11Section 11Provision

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The sheriff must draw up a panel when required to summon a jury.

11. The sheriff shall draw up a panel whenever he is required to summon a jury. 1976, c. 9, s. 11.

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§ 12Section 12Provision

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To form the panel, the sheriff may demand assistance from the personnel of the court office.

12. To form the panel, the sheriff may demand the assistance of the personnel of the office of the court. 1976, c. 9, s. 12.

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§ 13Section 13Provision

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The judge determines the composition of the jury.

13. The judge determines the composition of the jury. 1976, c. 9, s. 13.

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§ 14Section 14Provision

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14. Juries are unilingual or mixed. A French unilingual jury is composed exclusively of French-speaking persons and an English unilingual jury, of English-speaking persons. A mixed jury is composed of French-speaking and English-speaking

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§ 15Section 15Provision

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The panel must contain 150 entries, unless the sheriff provides a different number because circumstances require it.

15. The panel must contain one hundred and fifty entries. The sheriff may however, if circumstances require it, provide a different number. 1976, c. 9, s. 15.

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§ 16Section 16Provision

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The panel is made up of the persons chosen under sections 17 to 20.

16. The panel is formed of the persons chosen in the manner provided in sections 17 to 20. 1976, c. 9, s. 16.

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§ 17Section 17Provision

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The sheriff must, in the presence of the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters or the clerk’s deputy, mix 300 numbered cards in a box, draw one card, record its number, set it aside, and then use that number to select and write each corresponding name for every polling subdivision.

17. In the presence of the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters or his deputy, the sheriff shall place in a box and mix 300 cards of the same size, numbered consecutively from 1 to 300. He shall then draw one of such cards from the box, note the number thereof and set it aside from the box. He shall, for each polling subdivision, select the name of the person whose number corresponds to that drawn from the box and inscribe each name on a card. 1976, c. 9, s. 17; 1995, c. 23, s. 90; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 18Section 18Provision

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The sheriff must draw cards until enough entries are reached to prepare all panels needed to summon jurors for the next 12 months.

18. The sheriff shall draw cards until a sufficient number of entries is reached to draw up all the panels required to summon the jurors in the next period of twelve months. 1976, c. 9, s. 18; 1988, c. 65, s. 1.

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§ 19Section 19Provision

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The sheriff must place and mix the selected names in two boxes, separating names the sheriff considers French-speaking from names the sheriff considers English-speaking.

19. As the sheriff proceeds to inscribe the selected names on the cards, he shall place and mix them in two boxes, one for the names of persons he considers to be French-speaking and the other for the names of persons he considers to be English-speaking. 1976, c. 9, s. 19.

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§ 20Section 20Provision

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The sheriff must draw cards to form an unilingual panel or a mixed panel, using the specified box or boxes and, for an unilingual panel, removing persons believed disqualified, absent, or deceased.

20. To form an unilingual panel, the sheriff shall draw the required number of cards from the appropriate box, eliminating in the process the persons whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be disqualified to serve as jurors, absent from the district or deceased. To form a mixed panel, the sheriff shall draw the cards from the two boxes alternately. 1976, c. 9, s. 20.

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§ 21Section 21Provision

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The sheriff must enter the drawn names on the panel, draw up the minutes, and sign them.

21. The sheriff shall enter the names thus drawn on the panel, draw up the minutes and sign them. The panel and the minutes shall be drawn up in the form prescribed by the Minister. 1976, c. 9, s. 21.

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§ 22Section 22Provision

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If the panels are drawn up for a session, the sheriff must affix seals on the boxes.

22. Once the panels are drawn up for a session, the sheriff shall affix seals on the boxes. 1976, c. 9, s. 22; 1988, c. 65, s. 2; 1992, c. 57, s. 606.

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§ 22.1Section 22.1Provision

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The seals must be removed whenever the sheriff is required to summon a jury for a new session.

22.1. The seals shall be removed whenever the sheriff is required to summon a jury for a new session. 1976, c. 9, s. 22; 1988, c. 65, s. 2.

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§ 22.2Section 22.2Provision

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The sheriff must draw up the panels for the new session using the cards in the boxes and following sections 20 and 21. If a panel has too few entries, the sheriff may repeat or continue the drawing under sections 17 to 21.

22.2. The sheriff shall draw up the panels for the new session by means of the cards placed in the boxes and by following the procedure set out in sections 20 and 21. Where the number of entries on a panel is insufficient, the sheriff may repeat or continue the drawing in the manner provided in sections 17 to 21. 1976, c. 9, s. 22; 1988, c. 65, s. 2.

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§ 22.3Section 22.3Provision

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After the period referred to in section 18 ends, the seals must be removed and the unused cards destroyed.

22.3. Upon the expiry of the period mentioned in section 18, the seals shall be removed and the unused cards shall be destroyed. 1976, c. 9, s. 22; 1988, c. 65, s. 2.

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§ 23Section 23Provision

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If a judicial district requires more than one panel, the sheriff must form the panels by a single drawing and enter the drawn names in order until the required number is reached.

23. In a judicial district requiring more than one panel, the sheriff shall proceed to form the panels by carrying out a single drawing in accordance with sections 17 to 21. He shall enter the first name drawn on the first panel, the second name on the second panel and so on to the last panel; he shall continue the operation until the required number for all the panels is reached. 1976, c. 9, s. 23.

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§ 24Section 24Provision

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The sheriff must file the panels and minutes with the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters on the day jurors’ attendance is required in court.

24. The sheriff shall file the panels and the minutes in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters on the day the attendance of jurors is required in court. 1976, c. 9, s. 24; 1988, c. 65, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 25Section 25Provision

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The sheriff must summon the jurors at least 30 days before their court attendance is required, unless a judge orders a different period that is at least 8 days.

25. The sheriff shall summon the jurors not less than thirty days before the day their attendance is required in court or within such other number of days as may be ordered by the judge, provided it is not less than eight. 1976, c. 9, s. 25; 1988, c. 65, s. 4.

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§ 26Section 26Provision

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A prospective juror is summoned by ordinary mail to the last known residential or work address, or by fax or other electronic means if that is possible.

26. A prospective juror is summoned by means of a summons sent to his last known residential or work address by ordinary mail or, if he may be reached in this manner, by fax machine or other electronic means. 1976, c. 9, s. 26; 1996, c. 5, s. 70; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 26.1Section 26.1Provision

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If a prospective juror fails to appear or leaves the hearing without being released, the judge may order a new summons to be served or notified.

26.1. A judge before whom a prospective juror is called to appear who finds that the prospective juror has failed to appear before him or has left the place of the hearing without having been released from the obligation of remaining in attendance may order that a new summons be served on the prospective juror by a bailiff or that it be notified by a peace officer by registered or priority mail. 1996, c. 5, s. 70; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 27Section 27Provision

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A summons must state the date and time for the summoned person to appear.

27. The summons must indicate the date and time at which the person summoned is to appear. 1976, c. 9, s. 27.

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§ 28Section 28Provision

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A summons must include copies of sections 3 to 6 and a Minister-prescribed form.

28. The summons must also be accompanied with a reproduction of sections 3 to 6 and a form prescribed by the Minister, for the use of the person summoned, to enable him to claim an exemption or to invoke his disqualification or to enable him to apply to serve at a later session. 1976, c. 9, s. 28; 1988, c. 65, s. 5.

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§ 29Section 29Provision

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A person summoned for jury duty may seek exemption or deferment, and must apply if disqualified.

29. A person summoned for jury duty may, if he has a ground for exemption, and must, if disqualified, apply for exemption or to be declared disqualified. He may also apply to serve at any later session held within the next 12 months if he proves that his situation prevents him from serving during the session for which he was summoned. Every person wishing to be exempted from jury duty or to serve at a later session shall complete the form prescribed under section 28. The application is deemed to be a sworn statement. If he was summoned at least 30 days before the day his attendance is required, he shall notify his application to the sheriff by any appropriate means, within 20 days from the service of the summons; in other cases, he shall submit his application in accordance with section 34. 1976, c. 9, s. 29; 1988, c. 65, s. 6; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP); 2020, c. 29, s. 58.

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§ 30Section 30Provision

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30. If, in a district requiring several panels, an application concerning disqualification is based on the ground that a French-speaking person who does not speak English fluently has been summoned for enrolment on an unilingual English panel, or the converse, the judge or the sheriff may at any time enter such French-speaking person on an unilingual French panel, or the converse. 1976, c. 9, s. 30.

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§ 31Section 31Provision

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The sheriff must rule on an application under section 29 and then communicate the decision to the person concerned as soon as possible, using the means the sheriff considers most appropriate.

31. The sheriff shall rule on an application under section 29 and communicate his decision as soon as possible to the person concerned by the means he considers most appropriate. 1976, c. 9, s. 31; 1996, c. 5, s. 71.

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§ 32Section 32Provision

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If circumstances require, the sheriff may use a different mode of service than the one in section 26.

32. If circumstances so require, the sheriff may use a mode of service other than that provided for in section 26. 1976, c. 9, s. 32; 1996, c. 5, s. 72; 2020, c. 29, s. 59.

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§ 33Section 33Provision

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A summoned person must attend at the time fixed in the summons if they do not apply within the prescribed time and have not been exempted, declared disqualified, or permitted to serve at a later session.

33. If the person summoned does not make the application within the prescribed time, or has not been exempted, declared disqualified or permitted to serve at a later session, he must attend at the time fixed in the summons. 1976, c. 9, s. 33; 1988, c. 65, s. 7; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 34Section 34Provision

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A summoned person who has not used section 29 may, before taking the oath, make the section 29 application to the judge. The judge may also delegate to the sheriff the power to rule on exemption, disqualification, or postponement applications when jurors are required in court.

34. If the person summoned has not availed himself of section 29, he may, before taking the oath, make the application provided for in the said section to the judge. The judge may delegate to the sheriff the power to rule, on the day the attendance of jurors is required in court, on an application for exemption, disqualification or postponement of service to a later session. 1976, c. 9, s. 34; 2020, c. 29, s. 60.

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§ 35Section 35Provision

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If the sheriff refuses the summoned person’s application, that person may have the refusal reviewed by a judge before taking the oath.

35. If the application of the person summoned has been refused by the sheriff, such person may, before taking the oath, have the decision reviewed by the judge. 1976, c. 9, s. 35.

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§ 35.1Section 35.1Provision

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If a juror’s service is postponed to a later session, the decision must state the session, the juror’s name is entered on the relevant panel, and the juror may apply again for leave to serve later.

35.1. Where an application to serve at a later session has been granted, the decision shall indicate the session at which the juror shall serve. The name of the juror shall in that case be entered on the first panel drawn up for such session unless there is no jury trial scheduled, in which case his name shall be entered on the first panel the sheriff will subsequently be required to draw up. Every juror whose service has been postponed to a later session and whose name is re-entered on a panel may submit a new application to the judge for leave to serve at a later session; if the judge considers the application to be valid he may grant it or he may release the juror if he considers it more advisable. A juror whose service has been postponed to a later session is released at the expiry of the period mentioned in the first paragraph of section 29. 1988, c. 65, s. 8.

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§ 36Section 36Provision

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After ruling on section 29 applications, the sheriff must total the accepted applications and the summons that could not be served.

36. After ruling on the applications provided for in section 29, the sheriff shall total up the applications accepted and the summons that could not be served. 1976, c. 9, s. 36.

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§ 37Section 37Provision

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If the sheriff thinks the panel is too small, he must continue the drawing to add jurors. During a session, the judge may also order an additional juror to be summoned or direct the sheriff to prepare another panel, following sections 17 to 21.

37. If the sheriff then considers the number of persons entered on the panel insufficient for the session, he shall add to the number of jurors by repeating or continuing the drawing in accordance with sections 17 to 21. The judge may also during a session order the summoning of an additional juror or order the sheriff to draw up another panel in accordance with the formalities set out in sections 17 to 21, after the removal of the seals, if necessary. 1976, c. 9, s. 37.

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§ 38Section 38Provision

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Additional jurors are subject to the Act’s juror provisions, but they must be summoned to attend eight days in advance.

38. The provisions of this Act respecting jurors apply to additional jurors except that they shall be summoned to attend eight days in advance. 1976, c. 9, s. 38; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 39Section 39Provision

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The panel filed with the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters must record the decision on each named person’s application for exemption, disqualification, or postponement of service to a later session.

39. The panel filed in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters shall indicate, with regard to each name concerned, the decision rendered on an application for exemption, an application respecting a disqualification or an application for the postponement of service to a later session. 1976, c. 9, s. 39; 1988, c. 65, s. 9; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 40Section 40Provision

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Once the jury is formed, the court may release an unchosen juror or require the juror to return later in the same session.

40. Once the jury is formed, the court may release any juror who has not been chosen or order him to attend at a later date in the same session. 1976, c. 9, s. 40.

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§ 41Section 41Provision

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41. This Act applies to the territories of Abitibi, Mistassini and Nouveau-Québec in the judicial district of Abitibi, subject to the following sections. 1976, c. 9, s. 41.

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§ 42Section 42Provision

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The sheriff may use certain records to prepare the jury list and form the panel, but only with the judge’s authorization and under the judge’s terms.

42. To prepare the jury list and to form the panel, the sheriff may, with the authorization of the judge and in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the judge, use the municipal valuation roll, the Band List drawn up in accordance with the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) or the population register of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. This section applies also to a reserve within the meaning of the Indian Act situated outside the territories comprised in the judicial district of Abitibi. 1976, c. 9, s. 42; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1980, c. 11, s. 61; 1985, c. 23, s. 24.

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§ 43Section 43Provision

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43. If the sheriff fails to find a sufficient number of jurors to form a panel, he may with the authorization of the judge designate a Canadian citizen of full age residing in the district. 1976, c. 9, s. 43.

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§ 44Section 44Provision

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The sheriff may summon the jurors, using whatever manner he considers most appropriate.

44. The sheriff may summon the jurors in the manner he deems most appropriate. 1976, c. 9, s. 44.

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§ 45Section 45Provision

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An Indian or an Inuk may serve as a juror if the accused is an Indian or an Inuk, even if the person does not speak French or English fluently.

45. An Indian or an Inuk, even though he does not speak French or English fluently, may serve as a juror if the accused is an Indian or an Inuk. 1976, c. 9, s. 45.

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§ 46Section 46Provision

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The Government may make regulations setting jurors’ indemnities and allowances and the fee tariff for summoning jurors.

46. The Government may by regulation: (a) determine the indemnities and allowances of jurors; and (b) fix the tariff of fees for summoning jurors. Such regulation shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec; it shall come into force on the date of its publication or on any later date fixed therein. 1976, c. 9, s. 46.

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§ 47Section 47Provision

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An employer or the employer’s agent must not penalize an employee because the employee is summoned as, or has acted as, a juror.

47. In no case may an employer or his agent dismiss, suspend or transfer an employee, practise discrimination or take reprisals against him or impose any other sanction upon him on the ground that the latter is summoned or has acted as a juror. 1977, c. 17, s. 11; 1980, c. 11, s. 62; 1984, c. 46, s. 21; 2001, c. 26, s. 131; 2015, c. 15, s. 168; 2020, c. 12, s. 154.

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§ 48Section 48Provision

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No person may communicate the panel or the name of a person on the panel before it is filed with the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters.

48. No person shall communicate to any person the panel or the name of any person entered on such panel before it is filed in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in criminal matters. 1976, c. 9, s. 47; 1999, c. 40, s. 165.

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§ 48.1Section 48.1Provision

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A person must not use, communicate, or disclose elector information for unauthorized purposes or to someone not legally entitled to it.

48.1. No person may use, communicate or allow to be communicated, for purposes other than those provided for in this Act, or communicate or allow to be communicated to a person not legally entitled thereto, any information relating to an elector. 1995, c. 23, s. 91.

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§ 49Section 49Offence

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Contravening any provision of this Act is an offence.

49. Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act is guilty of an offence. In the case of an offence under section 48.1, the fine shall be of $100 to $1,000 for a first offence, and of $200 to $2,000 for a subsequent offence. 1976, c. 9, s. 48; 1995, c. 23, s. 92.

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§ 50Section 50Repeal

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Section 50 is repealed.

50. (Repealed). 1976, c. 9, s. 49; 1990, c. 4, s. 533; 1992, c. 61, s. 372.

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§ 51Section 51Provision

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A form prescribed by the Minister under this Act comes into force when it is published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, or on a later date fixed in the form.

51. Any form prescribed by the Minister under this Act comes into force on the day of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or on any later date fixed therein. 1976, c. 9, s. 50.

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§ 52Section 52Provision

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52. Sections 3, 4, 6, 14, 19, 30 and 37 and Division VI of this Act have effect notwithstanding the Charter of human rights and freedoms (chapter C-12). 1976, c. 9, s. 58.

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§ 53Section 53Provision

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The Minister of Justice is responsible for applying this Act.

53. The Minister of Justice is entrusted with the application of this Act. 1976, c. 9, s. 59.

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Section 54 ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987.

54. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.

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Chapter 9 of the 1976 statutes is repealed, except sections 57 and 60.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 9 of the statutes of 1976, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed, except sections 57 and 60, effective from the coming into force of chapter J-2 of the Revised Statutes.

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Canadian regular forces within the meaning of the National Defence Act
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Courts of Justice Act
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Indian Act
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Justice is responsible for applying this Act
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