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Feb 18, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2328
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2328 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง512, Judy L
2009-S2328 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2328 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to providing persons seventy years of age or older with an exemption from service as a juror PURPOSE : To provide optional excuse from jury service for persons age 70 or over. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill adds a new section 512 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. When it comes to performing jury duty, there are no exemptions permitted under law. However, many seniors citizens are either frail, unable to drive or utilize public transportation, afraid of traveling downtown or simply
2009-S2328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2328 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to providing persons seventy years of age or older with an exemption from service as a juror THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 512 to read as follows: S 512. EXEMPTION. A PERSON SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM SERVICE AS A JUROR UPON CLAIMING EXEMPTION THEREFROM. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09389-01-9
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