No person is liable to be drawn and serve as a juror in any court more often than once every three calendar years and no person shall serve as a juror more than once every calendar year, but he is not exempt from serving on a jury in any other court in consequence of his having served before a magistrate.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-106; 1952 Code SECTION 38-106; 1942 Code SECTION 630; 1932 Code SECTION 630; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 570; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4038; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2936; G. S. 2241; R. S. 2381; 1879 (16) 307; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-870; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 2, eff March 10, 1986; 1996 Act No. 233, SECTION 2, eff March 4, 1996; 2000 Act No. 257, SECTION 3, eff May 1, 2000.

Editor's Note

Provisions relative to exemptions from jury service, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in SECTION 14-7-840.