(a) The jury commissioner shall maintain records regarding selection, qualification, and assignment of prospective jurors.
§ 207.Maintenance of records of selection and service of jurors
Title 3. Persons Specially Invested With Powers of a Judicial Nature · Chapter 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 207 requires the jury commissioner to keep records that provide a clear audit trail of a juror’s attendance, fees, and mileage, and allows those records to be kept electronically or on microfilm for at least three years.
Full Text of § 207
(b) The jury commissioner shall maintain records providing a clear audit trail regarding a juror’s attendance, jury fees, and mileage.
(c) All records and papers maintained or compiled by the jury commissioner in connection with the selection or service of a juror may be kept on an electronic or microfilm medium and such records shall be preserved for at least three years after the list used in their selection is prepared, or for any longer period ordered by the court or the jury commissioner.
Plain-English Summary
Section 207 keeps the jury system accountable on paper, or its modern equivalent. The jury commissioner must maintain records that give a clear audit trail of a juror’s attendance, jury fees, and mileage.
Those records, and any other papers the commissioner compiles in connection with selecting or serving a juror, may be kept electronically or on microfilm. Whatever the medium, the records must be preserved for at least three years after the list used to select the juror was prepared, or longer if the court or commissioner orders it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long must California jury service records be kept?
Section 207 requires preservation for at least three years after the list used in the juror’s selection was prepared, or longer if ordered by the court or jury commissioner.
Can jury records be stored electronically?
Yes. Section 207 allows records to be kept on an electronic or microfilm medium.
What must the jury commissioner’s records track?
An audit trail covering a juror’s attendance, jury fees, and mileage.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1988 ch 1245 § 2.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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