HOUSE BILL No. 6082


     May 15, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Spade and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 1307a (MCL 600.1307a), as amended by 1986 PA

   104.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1
             Sec. 1307a.  (1) To qualify as a juror, a person shall:

 2
             (a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or

 3
        older, and a resident in the county for which the person is

 4
        selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the

 5
        second and third class, be a resident of the district, and in the

 6
        case of municipal courts of record, be a resident of the

 7
        municipality.

 8
             (b) Be conversant with the English language.






   07030'02                                                 DRM                                   2

 1
             (c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the

 2
        functions of a juror.  Temporary inability shall not be

 3
        considered a disqualification.

 4
             (d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of

 5
        record during the preceding 12 months.

 6
             (e) Not be under sentence for a felony at the time of jury

 7
        selection.

 8
             (2) A person more than 70 years of age may claim exemption

 9
        from jury service and shall be exempt upon making the request.

10
             (3) A NURSING MOTHER MAY CLAIM EXEMPTION FROM JURY DUTY AND

11
        SHALL BE EXEMPT UPON MAKING THE REQUEST.

12
             (4)  (3)  For the purposes of sections 1371 to 1376 a person

13
        has served as a juror if that person has been paid for jury

14
        service.





























   07030'02          Final page.                            DRM