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Assembly Bill A7342

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to disqualification of former jurors

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2015-A7342 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง524, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6628

2015-A7342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disqualification of former jurors; allows for a person who has served on a jury for more than fifty days, either consecutively or in the aggregate, to have the option to be deemed incompetent to serve again for the remainder of his or her life.

2015-A7342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7342

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the judiciary law, in relation to disqualification of
  former jurors

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 524 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON WHO HAS
SERVED ON A GRAND OR PETIT JURY FOR MORE THAN FIFTY DAYS, EITHER CONSEC-
UTIVELY OR IN THE AGGREGATE, SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO BE DEEMED INCOMPE-
TENT TO SERVE AGAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS OR HER LIFE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10434-01-5

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