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Assembly Bill A6628

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disqualification of former jurors

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2017-A6628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §524, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7342

2017-A6628 (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.

2017-A6628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6628
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GJONAJ, HOOPER -- 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10496-01-7

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