Bill Summaries: S468 (2011-2012 Session)

Tracking:
  • Bill S 468 (2011-2012)
    Summary date: Mar 30 2011 - View summary

    Substantively identical to H 234, filed 3/3/11.

    Enacts new subsection (b) to GS 9-6.1 to allow a person summoned for jury duty who has a disability that would interfere with the person's ability to serve as a juror, to request to be excused, deferred, or exempted. Permits the person to make the request without appearing in person by filing a signed statement explaining the disability with one of the specified parties at any time five days before the date of summons. Allows the court to request medical documentation of the disability. Makes technical changes.
    Amends GS 9-3 to allow hearing-impaired persons to qualify as prospective jurors.
    Effective July 1, 2011.
    Court System
    GS 9

© 2022 School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copyright law. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.