Sen. Michael Noland

Filed: 5/18/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1317

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1317 1317 on page 2,
3immediately below line 5, by inserting the following:
 
4    "Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by adding
5Section 10.5 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 310/10.5 new)
7    Sec. 10.5. 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 jury
12administrator or jury commissioners shall permanently exclude
13the prospective juror from all current and subsequent jury
14lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and permanent
15disability shall be a written letter from a licensed physician
16that states the prospective juror has a total and permanent

 

 

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1disability as defined in this Section, describes the
2disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from
3serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will
4never be able to serve as a juror.
5    The jury administrator or jury commissioners shall create
6and maintain a list of persons to be permanently excluded from
7any jury list or general jury list pursuant to this Section.
8    For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent
9disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease,
10or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the
11duties of a juror.".