Assembly Bill A8975

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts senior citizens aged 72 and older from jury duty

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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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2023-A8975 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §511, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A6700

2023-A8975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts senior citizens aged 72 and older from jury duty due to physical health and/or mobility issues.

2023-A8975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8975
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to exempting senior citi-
   zens with physical health and/or mobility issues 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 511 to
 read as follows:
   §  511.  SENIOR  CITIZENS  EXEMPT  FROM  JURY  DUTY.  1. UPON CLAIMING
 EXEMPTION THEREFROM, A PROSPECTIVE JUROR WHO IS SEVENTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE
 OR OLDER, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY.
   2. TO CLAIM EXEMPTION FROM JURY DUTY PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  A  SENIOR CITIZEN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DOCTOR'S
 NOTE CLAIMING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND/OR MOBILITY ISSUES.
   3. 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 UNLESS SUCH EXEMPTED
 PERSON REQUESTS TO BE REINSTATED AS A PROSPECTIVE JUROR IN  A  FORM  AND
 MANNER AS PROMULGATED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14071-01-4

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