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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 168
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1294
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT PROVIDING A HARDSHIP EXEMPTION FROM JUROR
SERVICE TO THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF A SMALL BUSINESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 51-217a of the general statutes be amended to provide 1
that the court shall have authority to excuse a juror from juror service 2
upon a finding that such juror is the sole proprietor of a small 3
business. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a hardship exemption from juror service to the sole
proprietor of a small business.