PRINTER'S NO. 774

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 688 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY COSTA, MUSTIO, BAKER, BOYD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE,
           CAPPELLI, CARROLL, CIVERA, COHEN, COX, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER,
           EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE,
           GERGELY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHAI,
           HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA,
           MAHONEY, MAJOR, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MOYER, O'NEILL,
           PEIFER, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
           SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON, WALKO,
           WATSON, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 9, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 9, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     exemptions from jury duty.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 4503(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
     8  § 4503.  Exemptions from jury duty.
     9     (a)  General rule.--No person shall be exempt or excused from
    10  jury duty except the following:
    11         * * *
    12         (5)  Persons 70 years of age or older who opt not to
    13     serve.
    14     * * *
    15     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
    A5L42SFL/20070H0688B0774