PRINTER'S NO. 2557
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1854
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, BARRAR, BERNSTINE, CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA,
FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, MACKENZIE, PICKETT, PYLE, RABB,
READSHAW, RYAN, SNYDER, WILLIAMS, CIRESI AND FARRY,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
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 a paragraph to read:
ยง 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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(9) Emergency service personnel who request to be
excused.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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