HB 2774 Summary

• Amends 38 O.S. 2011, Section 28 to modify jury duty exemptions and qualifications in Oklahoma.

• Adds "municipal" to the list of law enforcement officers eligible to serve on noncriminal jury actions only.

• Establishes that persons over 70 years old and those who served as grand or petit jurors in the last 5 calendar years are not compelled to serve as jurors.

• Provides that persons excused from jury service become eligible again after 2 years unless the judge determines the grounds for excuse are permanent.

• Takes effect November 1, 2014.