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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