N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 220.1 - Nondesignated alternate jurors
(a) Application. Upon consent of the
parties, a court trying a civil case heard by a jury may adopt the procedure
provided for in this section concerning the formation of the trial
jury.
(b) Number of
jurors. The number of jurors selected shall be as permitted by law.
(c) Designation of jurors. If
more than six jurors are selected, they shall not at that time be designated as
trial jurors and alternate jurors. Instead, if at the conclusion of the
evidence more than six jurors remain on the jury, at that time the clerk of the
court, in the presence of the court and the parties, shall randomly draw the
names of six of the remaining jurors, who shall be the jurors who retire to
deliberate upon a verdict. Unless otherwise determined by the court, the juror
whose name was first drawn shall be designated as the foreperson. After the
deliberating jurors have retired to deliberate, the remaining non-deliberating
jurors shall be discharged. The court may, in appropriate circumstances, direct
the discharged jurors not to discuss the case while the jury
deliberates.
(d)
Peremptory challenges. If the court adopts the procedure set forth in this
section, the number of peremptory challenges specified in section
4109 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules
shall be increased by one for every two jurors selected beyond the first six
selected.
Notes
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