Part 2Proceedings
Solemn cases
I129Jury citation
In section 85 (juries: citation and attendance of jurors) of the 1995 Act, after subsection (4) there is inserted—
4A
Citation of a juror may also be effected by an electronic citation which is sent—
a
by or on behalf of the sheriff clerk; and
b
by means of electronic communication,
to the home or business email address of the juror.
4B
Citation under subsection (4A) above is a legal citation if the sheriff clerk possesses a legible version of an electronic communication which—
a
is signed by electronic signature by the person who signed the citation;
b
includes the citation; and
c
bears to have been sent to the home or business email address of the juror being cited.
4C
In subsection (4A) above, an “electronic citation” is a citation in electronic form which—
a
is capable of being kept in legible form; and
b
is signed by electronic signature by or on behalf of the sheriff clerk.