Report Title:
Service of Juror; Repeal of Exemptions
Description:
Repeals the exemption from jury service for attorneys, heads of executive departments, elected officials, judges, ministers or priests, practicing physicians or dentists, and active members of the armed forces, police, and fire department.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
828 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 612-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(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] 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."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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