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AL SB76
Bill
AI Summary
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Designates the act as "Parker's Law" and amends Section 12-16-63 of the Alabama Code to add nursing mothers as a new category eligible for jury duty exemption.
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Allows nursing mothers to request exemption from jury service by providing: (i) a written statement that she is a nursing mother, and (ii) a certificate of birth or other government document or medical record certifying the birth of the child she is nursing.
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Grants a 24-month exemption from jury service for prospective jurors who qualify as nursing mothers at the time they receive a summons.
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Clarifies that nursing mothers are exempt from jury service alongside other qualifying grounds including undue or extreme physical or financial hardship and mental or physical conditions that incapacitate the person.
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Becomes effective on October 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers
Courts & Judges
Last Action
Enacted
5/22/2025