Act No. 308 Public Acts of 2023 Approved by the Governor December 13, 2023 Filed with the Secretary of State December 14, 2023 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2023 state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2023 Introduced by Reps. Glanville, DeBoer, Hill, DeSana, St. Germaine, Phil Green, Meerman, Roth, Schmaltz, Rigas, Kunse, Koleszar, Price, Hood, Young, Weiss, Conlin, Liberati, Stone, Grant, Brabec, Andrews, Brixie, McFall, Byrnes, Tyrone Carter, Snyder, Coleman, Rheingans, Hope, Steckloff, Dievendorf, Edwards, ONeal, Haadsma, MacDonell, Martus, Skaggs, Morse, Churches, Puri, Scott, Neeley, Paiz, Breen, McKinney and Whitsett ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4850 AN ACT to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, by amending section 1307a (MCL 600.1307a), as amended by 2020 PA 307. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 1307a. (1) To qualify as a juror, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: (a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the individual is selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the second and third class, be a resident of the district. (b) Be able to communicate in the English language. (c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the functions of a juror. Temporary inability must not be considered a disqualification. (d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of record during the preceding 12 months. (e) Not have been convicted of a felony. (2) An individual more than 70 years of age may claim exemption from jury service and must be exempt upon making the request. (3) An individual who is a nursing mother may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which she is nursing her child and must be exempt upon making the request if she provides a letter from a physician, a lactation consultant, or a certified nurse midwife verifying that she is a nursing mother. (4) An individual who is a participant in the address confidentiality program created under the address confidentiality program act, 2020 PA 301, MCL 780.851 to 780.873, may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is a program participant. To obtain an exemption under this subsection, the individual must provide the participation card issued by the department of attorney general upon the individuals certification as a program participant to the court as evidence that the individual is a current participant in the address confidentiality program. (5) An individual who is a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is on active duty and must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service members orders. (6) An individual who is the spouse of a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual resides outside of this state or the United States due to the service members active duty status. The spouse under this section must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service members orders. (7) For the purposes of this section and sections 1371 to 1376, an individual has served as a juror if that individual has been paid for jury service. (8) As used in this section: (a) Certified nurse midwife means an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210. (b) Felony means a violation of a penal law of this state, another state, or the United States for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony. (c) Lactation consultant means a lactation consultant certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. (d) Physician means an individual licensed by the state to engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
Act No. 308
Public Acts of 2023
Approved by the Governor
December 13, 2023
Filed with the Secretary of State
December 14, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2023
state of michigan
102nd Legislature
Regular session of 2023
Introduced by Reps. Glanville, DeBoer, Hill, DeSana, St. Germaine, Phil Green, Meerman, Roth, Schmaltz, Rigas, Kunse, Koleszar, Price, Hood, Young, Weiss, Conlin, Liberati, Stone, Grant, Brabec, Andrews, Brixie, McFall, Byrnes, Tyrone Carter, Snyder, Coleman, Rheingans, Hope, Steckloff, Dievendorf, Edwards, ONeal, Haadsma, MacDonell, Martus, Skaggs, Morse, Churches, Puri, Scott, Neeley, Paiz, Breen, McKinney and Whitsett
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4850
AN ACT to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, by amending section 1307a (MCL 600.1307a), as amended by 2020 PA 307.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1307a. (1) To qualify as a juror, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident in the county for which the individual is selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the second and third class, be a resident of the district.
(b) Be able to communicate in the English language.
(c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the functions of a juror. Temporary inability must not be considered a disqualification.
(d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of record during the preceding 12 months.
(e) Not have been convicted of a felony.
(2) An individual more than 70 years of age may claim exemption from jury service and must be exempt upon making the request.
(3) An individual who is a nursing mother may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which she is nursing her child and must be exempt upon making the request if she provides a letter from a physician, a lactation consultant, or a certified nurse midwife verifying that she is a nursing mother.
(4) An individual who is a participant in the address confidentiality program created under the address confidentiality program act, 2020 PA 301, MCL 780.851 to 780.873, may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is a program participant. To obtain an exemption under this subsection, the individual must provide the participation card issued by the department of attorney general upon the individuals certification as a program participant to the court as evidence that the individual is a current participant in the address confidentiality program.
(5) An individual who is a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual is on active duty and must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service members orders.
(6) An individual who is the spouse of a service member of the United States Armed Forces may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which the individual resides outside of this state or the United States due to the service members active duty status. The spouse under this section must be exempt upon making the request of the court and providing a copy of the service members orders.
(7) For the purposes of this section and sections 1371 to 1376, an individual has served as a juror if that individual has been paid for jury service.
(8) As used in this section:
(a) Certified nurse midwife means an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210.
(b) Felony means a violation of a penal law of this state, another state, or the United States for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony.
(c) Lactation consultant means a lactation consultant certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
(d) Physician means an individual licensed by the state to engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Governor