PRINTER'S NO. 1848
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1655
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY KRAJEWSKI, McCLINTON, SANCHEZ, ZABEL, HOHENSTEIN,
KINSEY, LEE, N. NELSON, HILL-EVANS, ISAACSON, KINKEAD AND
RABB, JUNE 16, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 16, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors,
further providing for qualifications of jurors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4502 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 4502. Qualifications of jurors.
[(a) General rule.--]Every citizen of this Commonwealth who
is of the required minimum age for voting for State or local
officials and who resides in the county shall be qualified to
serve as a juror therein unless such citizen:
(1) is unable to read, write, speak and understand the
English language;
(2) is incapable, by reason of mental or physical
infirmity, to render efficient jury service; or
(3) has been convicted of a [crime punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year] felony and has not been
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granted a pardon or amnesty therefor.
[(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, "convicted
of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year"
does not include a conviction for any offense under or violation
of the former act of May 1, 1929 (P.L.905, No.403), known as The
Vehicle Code, or the former act of April 29, 1959 (P.L.58,
No.32), known as The Vehicle Code, which offense or violation,
if it had been committed after July 1, 1977:
(1) would have been substantially similar to an offense
currently graded as a summary offense under 75 Pa.C.S.
(relating to vehicles); or
(2) would not have been a violation of law.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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