Assembly Bill A4426

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty upon claiming exemption therefrom

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4426 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §512, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6201
2011-2012: A6627
2015-2016: A4954
2017-2018: A5731

2013-A4426 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty upon claiming exemption therefrom; directs the chief administrator of the courts to prescribe a form to be used therefor; provides that such exemption remains in effect as long as the person remains an active volunteer firefighter.

2013-A4426 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4426

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  judiciary  law, in relation to exempting active
  volunteer firefighters from jury duty

  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.  ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY. 1.  UPON
CLAIMING EXEMPTION THEREFROM, A VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER,  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  THREE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS'  BENEFIT LAW, SHALL BE
EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY.
  2. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PRESCRIBE A FORM TO  BE
USED  THEREFOR.  ANY QUALIFIED PERSON MAY FILE SUCH FORM WITH THE APPRO-
PRIATE COMMISSIONER OF JURORS WHO SHALL  THEREUPON  EXEMPT  SUCH  PERSON
FROM JURY DUTY. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL REMAIN VALID AS LONG AS SUCH PERSON
REMAINS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the chief administrator of the
courts is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and
take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective
date on or before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08406-01-3

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