| 1 | 1 | | 25.0050.02000 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Sixty-ninth |
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| 3 | 3 | | Legislative Assembly |
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| 4 | 4 | | of North Dakota |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Senator Larson |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 27-09.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to excusing law enforcement officers from jury duty; and to provide for application. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 27-09.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended and reenacted as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 27-09.1-11. Excuses from jury service. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any full - time salaried sheriff, |
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| 14 | 14 | | sheriff's deputy, police chief, policeman, or any other individual who is licensed to |
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| 15 | 15 | | perform peace officer law enforcement duties under chapter 12 - 63 and is employed |
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| 16 | 16 | | full - time by a state or political subdivision criminal justice agency or branch. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2.The court, upon request of a prospective juror or on its own initiative, shall determine |
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| 18 | 18 | | on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification form or interview with the |
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| 19 | 19 | | prospective juror or other competent evidence whether the prospective juror should be |
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| 20 | 20 | | excused from jury service. The clerk shall enter this determination in the space |
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| 21 | 21 | | provided on the juror qualification form. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2.A person |
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| 23 | 23 | | 3.An individual who is not disqualified for jury service may be excused from jury service |
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| 24 | 24 | | by the court upon a showing of undue: |
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| 25 | 25 | | a.Undue hardship, extreme inconvenience, or public necessity, for a period the |
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| 26 | 26 | | court deems necessary, at the conclusion of which the personindividual shall |
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| 27 | 27 | | reappear for jury service in accordance with the court's direction; or |
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| 28 | 28 | | b.The individual being a law enforcement officer, if the jury service is for a criminal |
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| 29 | 29 | | trial. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SENATE BILL NO. 2095 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23 Sixty-ninth |
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| 57 | 57 | | SECTION 2. APPLICATION. This Act applies to any jury summons sent to a prospective |
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| 58 | 58 | | juror after the effective date of this Act. |
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