Public Act 097-0436
 
HB1317 EnrolledLRB097 06330 AJO 46410 b

    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Jury Act is amended by adding Section 10.4
as follows:
 
    (705 ILCS 305/10.4 new)
    Sec. 10.4. Removal of prospective juror due to total and
permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be
unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent
disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the
existence of a total and permanent disability, the county
board, jury administrator, or jury commissioners shall
permanently exclude the prospective juror from all current and
subsequent jury lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and
permanent disability shall be a written letter from a licensed
physician that states the prospective juror has a total and
permanent disability as defined in this Section, describes the
disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from
serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will
never be able to serve as a juror.
    The county board, jury administrator, or jury
commissioners shall create and maintain a list of persons to be
permanently excluded from any jury list or general jury list
pursuant to this Section.
    For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent
disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease,
or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the
duties of a juror.
 
    Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by adding
Section 10.5 as follows:
 
    (705 ILCS 310/10.5 new)
    Sec. 10.5. Removal of prospective juror due to total and
permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be
unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent
disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the
existence of a total and permanent disability, the jury
administrator or jury commissioners shall permanently exclude
the prospective juror from all current and subsequent jury
lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and permanent
disability shall be a written letter from a licensed physician
that states the prospective juror has a total and permanent
disability as defined in this Section, describes the
disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from
serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will
never be able to serve as a juror.
    The jury administrator or jury commissioners shall create
and maintain a list of persons to be permanently excluded from
any jury list or general jury list pursuant to this Section.
    For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent
disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease,
or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the
duties of a juror.

Effective Date: 1/1/2012