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HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 121, 1265
PRINTER'S NO. 1282
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
210
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, FONTANA, BREWSTER, VULAKOVICH,
TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES, BOSCOLA, ALLOWAY, YAW, RAFFERTY, LEACH
AND WARD, JANUARY 15, 2015
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors,
further providing for exemptions from jury duty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4503(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs to read:
§ 4503. Exemptions from jury duty.
(a) General rule.--No person shall be exempt or excused from
jury duty except the following:
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(6) Persons 75 years of age or older who request to be
excused.
(7) Judges and magisterial district judges of the
Commonwealth and judges of the United States as defined in 28
U.S.C. § 451 (relating to definitions).
(8) BREASTFEEDING WOMEN PROVIDING THE COURT WITH A
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CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THEIR PHYSICIAN WHICH STATES THAT THE
WOMAN IS BREASTFEEDING. AN EXCUSE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND MAY BE RENEWED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL
YEAR PROVIDED THAT THE WOMAN IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COURT
WITH A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE WOMAN'S PHYSICIAN WHICH
STATES THAT THE WOMAN IS BREASTFEEDING WHO REQUEST TO BE
EXCUSED.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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