New York Assembly Bill A08975 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8975  IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to exempting senior citi- zens with physical health and/or mobility issues from jury duty The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 511 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 511. Senior citizens exempt from jury duty. 1. Upon claiming 4 exemption therefrom, a prospective juror who is seventy-two years of age 5 or older, shall be exempt from jury duty. 6 2. To claim exemption from jury duty pursuant to subdivision one of 7 this section, a senior citizen shall be required to submit a doctor's 8 note claiming physical health and/or mobility issues. 9 3. The chief administrator of the courts shall prescribe a form to be 10 used therefor. Any qualified person may file such form with the appro- 11 priate commissioner of jurors who shall thereupon exempt such person 12 from jury duty. Such exemption shall remain valid unless such exempted 13 person requests to be reinstated as a prospective juror in a form and 14 manner as promulgated by the chief administrator of the courts. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 18 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 19 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14071-01-4