Whenever it is necessary to supply any deficiency in the number of grand or petit jurors duly drawn, whether caused by challenge or otherwise, the jury commissioners, under the direction of the court, shall draw from the jury box the number of jurors as the court considers necessary to fill the deficiency.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 38-68; 1952 Code Section 38-68; 1942 Code Section 616; 1932 Code Section 616; Civ. P. '22 Section 556; Civ. C. '12 Section 4025; 1902 (23) 1066; 1953 (48) 45; 1986 Act No. 340, Section 1, eff March 10, 1986.

Editor's Note

Provisions limiting the number of persons to be drawn and summoned to serve as petit jurors, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in Section 14-7-260.

Effect of Amendment

The 1986 amendment rewrote this section so as to incorporate provisions similar to those which formerly appeared in Section 14-7-340.