Assembly Bill A4954

2015-2016 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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2015-A4954 (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
2013-2014: A4426
2017-2018: A5731

2015-A4954 (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.

2015-A4954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4954

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. HAWLEY -- 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.
                                                           LBD08049-01-5

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