Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05532 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/16/2019

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5532  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 284 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. BOYD, 50th Dist. 
(By Request) 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING JUROR SERVICE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 51-217 of the general statutes be amended to add that a 1 
sole proprietor of a business shall be disqualified from having to serve 2 
as juror unless he or she chooses to perform juror service. 3 
Statement of Purpose:   
To exempt an individual who is the sole proprietor of a business from 
compulsory juror service.