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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1020
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3404
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MAHER, 26th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT CONCERNING CONSIDERATION OF GEOGRAPHIC
FACTORS WHEN DETERMINING THE LOCATION FOR A PERSON'S
JURY SERVICE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 884 of the general statutes be amended to require that a 1
potential juror's geographic proximity to the location of a courthouse be 2
a factor in determining where the jury service is to occur, taking into 3
consideration that a potential juror's place of residence may be in closer 4
geographic proximity to a courthouse located in a different judicial 5
district. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To require that a potential juror's geographic proximity to the location
of a courthouse be a factor in determining where the jury service is to
occur, taking into consideration that a potential juror's place of residence
may be in closer geographic proximity to a courthouse located in a
different judicial district.