ENROLLED
ACT No. 121
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVES MARCELLE, BRASS, BRYANT, CARPENTER, GARY
CARTER, WILFORD CARTER, DUPLESSIS, FREEMAN, GAINES, GLOVER,
GREEN, HUGHES, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JONES, JORDAN,
LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, NEWELL, PIERRE, SELDERS, AND
WILLARD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401(A)(introductory paragraph)
3 and (5), relative to qualifications of jurors; to provide relative to the authority of
4 certain persons under indictment or order of imprisonment or on probation or parole
5 to serve on a jury; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401(A)(introductory paragraph) and
8 (5) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 401. General qualifications of jurors
10 A. In order to qualify to serve as a juror, a person must shall meet all of the
11 following requirements:
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13 (5) Not be under indictment, incarcerated under an order of imprisonment,
14 or on probation or parole for a felony nor have been convicted of a felony for which
15 he has not been pardoned by the governor offense within the five-year period
16 immediately preceding the person's jury service.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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