The court shall seat a jury of not fewer than six and not more than twelve members and all jurors shall participate in the verdict unless excused from service by the court pursuant to Rule 47(c). Unless the parties otherwise stipulate, (1) the verdict shall be unanimous and (2) no verdict shall be taken from a jury reduced in size to fewer than six members.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Dec. 1, 1991.)
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The court shall seat a jury of not fewer than six(a) Number of Jurors. A jury must begin with at least 6 and not more than twelve12 members, and alleach jurors shall must participate in the verdict unless excused from service by the court pursuant to Rule 47(c). Unless the parties otherwise stipulate, (1)under Rule 47(c).
(b) Verdict. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the verdict shallmust be unanimous and (2) no verdict shall be taken from a jury reduced in size to fewer than six members.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Dec. 1, 1991must be returned by a jury of at least 6 members.
(c) Polling. After a verdict is returned but before the jury is discharged, the court must on a party’s request, or may on its own, poll the jurors individually. If the poll reveals a lack of unanimity or lack of assent by the number of jurors that the parties stipulated to, the court may direct the jury to deliberate further or may order a new trial.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Dec. 1, 1991; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009.)