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ND SB2095

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Diane Larson

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Origin

Senate

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Full-time law enforcement officers may be excused from jury service specifically for criminal trials, adding a new category beyond existing hardship exemptions

  • "Law enforcement officer" is defined as full-time salaried sheriffs, deputies, police chiefs, police officers, or anyone licensed under chapter 12-63 and employed full-time by a state or political subdivision criminal justice agency

  • Existing grounds for jury excuse remain unchanged: undue hardship, extreme inconvenience, or public necessity

  • Applies to any jury summons sent after the effective date of the Act

Legislative Description

Excusing law enforcement officers from jury duty; and to provide for application.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 14 nays 33

1/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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