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- Referred to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
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Provides for optional excusal from jury service for persons age 70 or over
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to optional excusal from jury service for persons age 70 and over
Purpose
To provide optional excusal from jury service for persons age 70 and over.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends subdivision (a) of section 517 of the judiciary law.
Justification
Recently, a 78-year-old Buffalo woman went downtown to perform jury duty. While there she slipped, fell and broke her hip. While in the hospital, she suffered a heart attack and died.
With regard to jury duty, there are no exemptions permitted under law. However, many senior citizens are either frail, unable to drive or utilize public transportation, afraid of traveling downtown, or simply unable to perform the duties involved in jury duty.
This is not an attempt to reintroduce jury duty exemptions, but simply an attempt to provide senior citizens the option of declining jury duty once the local Commissioner of Jurors has called them.
Legislative history
S.87 of 2007-08; S.323 of 2005-06; S.21 of 2003-04; S.4378 of 2001-02.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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