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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Jury Act is amended by adding Section 10.4
5as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 305/10.4 new)
7    Sec. 10.4. Removal of prospective juror due to total and
8permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be
9unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent
10disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the
11existence of a total and permanent disability, the county
12board, jury administrator, or jury commissioners shall
13permanently exclude the prospective juror from all current and
14subsequent jury lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and
15permanent disability shall be a written letter from a licensed
16physician that states the prospective juror has a total and
17permanent disability as defined in this Section, describes the
18disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from
19serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will
20never be able to serve as a juror.
21    The county board, jury administrator, or jury
22commissioners shall create and maintain a list of persons to be
23permanently excluded from any jury list or general jury list

 

 

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1pursuant to this Section.
2    For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent
3disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease,
4or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the
5duties of a juror.