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ND SB2095
Bill
Status
1/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Diane Larson
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AI Summary
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Full-time law enforcement officers may be excused from jury service specifically for criminal trials, adding a new category beyond existing hardship exemptions
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"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
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Existing grounds for jury excuse remain unchanged: undue hardship, extreme inconvenience, or public necessity
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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