§612-6 Exempt when. (a) No person shall be authorized to claim an exemption from service as a juror in the courts of the first circuit from January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1990, and in the courts of all circuits, other than the first circuit from January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1991.
(b) From January 1, 1991, for the courts of the first circuit, and from January 1, 1992, for all other circuits of the State, a person may claim exemption from service as a juror if the person is:
(1) An attorney at law;
(2) A head of an executive department, an elected official, or a judge, of the United States, State or county;
(3) A minister or priest following the minister's or priest's profession;
(4) A practicing physician or dentist;
(5) A member of the armed forces or militia when on active service, or an active member of a police or fire department;
(6) A person who has served as a juror, either in a court of this State or the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, within one year preceding the time of filling out the juror qualification form. [L 1973, c 191, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 366, §3]