S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5248
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to jury duty exemptions
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. JURY DUTY EXEMPTIONS. (A) UPON CLAIMING AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM,
A:
(1) CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW;
(2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI-
CIAN, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISIONS SIX AND SEVEN OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND
ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW;
(3) PAID FIREMAN OR VOLUNTEER FIREMAN, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE
OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW; OR
(4) VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' BENEFIT LAW;
SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY.
(B) 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 AS LONG AS SUCH PERSON REMAINS QUALIFIED FOR THE
EXEMPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
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.
LBD08583-01-5