THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2588

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO JURORS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 612-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§612-6  Exempt when.  A person may claim exemption from service as a juror if the person is:

     (1)  An elected official while the legislature is in session, or a judge of the United States, State, or county;

     (2)  An actively practicing physician or dentist;

     (3)  An actively practicing psychologist; provided that the case involves a psychologist or former patient;

    [(3)] (4)  A member of the armed forces or militia when on active service and deployed out-of-state;

    [(4)] (5)  An active member of a police or fire department;

    [(5)] (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;

    [(6)] (7)  An active member of an emergency medical services agency;

    [(7)] (8)  A person living more than seventy miles from the court for which jury service is required;

    [(8)] (9)  A person eighty years of age or older; or

    [(9)] (10) A woman who is breastfeeding a child or expressing breast milk for a period of two years from the birth of the child.

     For purposes of this section, "emergency medical services agency" means any government agency, private agency, or company that provides ambulance services, emergency medical services, or disaster medical services."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

 

 

 

Report Title:

Jurors; Psychologists; Exemption

 

Description:

Permits psychologists to claim exemption from service as a juror if the case involves a psychologist or former patient.  (SD1)

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.