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PRINTER'S NO. 50
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
58
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TOBASH, READSHAW, DIAMOND, HARHAI, SAMUELSON,
GINGRICH, KAUFFMAN, PYLE, JAMES, MALONEY, TOEPEL, FABRIZIO,
KORTZ, DAY, GOODMAN AND TOOHIL, JANUARY 21, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 21, 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 and for list
of disqualified jurors.
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 opt not to
serve.
(7) Breastfeeding women providing the court with a
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
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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.
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Section 2. Section 4523 of Title 42 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 4523. List of disqualified jurors.
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(c) Persons aged 75 years or older.--A person who is exempt
or excused from jury duty under section 4503(a)(6) (relating to
exemptions from jury duty) may petition the jury selection
commission to have the person's name placed on the list of
disqualified jurors. A person placed on the list may, at any
time, petition for removal of the person's name from the list
unless the person is disqualified under section 4502 (relating
to qualifications of jurors).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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