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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1248 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 | |
| 3 | 3 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1395 | |
| 4 | 4 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 5 | 5 | _________________ | |
| 6 | 6 | PRESENTED BY: | |
| 7 | 7 | F. Jay Barrows | |
| 8 | 8 | _________________ | |
| 9 | 9 | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General | |
| 10 | 10 | Court assembled: | |
| 11 | 11 | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: | |
| 12 | 12 | An Act relative to juror comprehension. | |
| 13 | 13 | _______________ | |
| 14 | 14 | PETITION OF: | |
| 15 | 15 | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/17/2023 1 of 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1248 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 | |
| 17 | 17 | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1395 | |
| 18 | 18 | By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1395) of | |
| 19 | 19 | F. Jay Barrows relative to juror information cards. The Judiciary. | |
| 20 | 20 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| 21 | 21 | _______________ | |
| 22 | 22 | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court | |
| 23 | 23 | (2023-2024) | |
| 24 | 24 | _______________ | |
| 25 | 25 | An Act relative to juror comprehension. | |
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority | |
| 27 | 27 | of the same, as follows: | |
| 28 | 28 | 1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 234A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 | |
| 29 | 29 | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “not feasible,” in line 12, the | |
| 30 | 30 | 3following:- | |
| 31 | 31 | 4 “The court shall provide each juror a physical information card clearly defining the | |
| 32 | 32 | 5charges and legal terms applicable to the trial for which the juror was selected. The court shall | |
| 33 | 33 | 6replace the card upon request.” |