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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 changing Section 10.4
5as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 305/10.4)
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 either:
16        (1) a written letter from a licensed physician that
17    states the prospective juror has a total and permanent
18    disability as defined in this Section, describes the
19    disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror
20    from serving as a juror, and states that the prospective
21    juror will never be able to serve as a juror; .
22        (2) a copy of an individualized education program plan
23    for the prospective juror who participates in a special

 

 

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1    education program or receives transition or supported
2    employment services under Article 14 of the School Code,
3    submitted by the prospective juror or his or her legal
4    guardian; or
5        (3) a copy of a court order for guardianship showing
6    that the juror has been adjudged totally without capacity
7    and a plenary guardian has been appointed.
8    The county board, jury administrator, or jury
9commissioners shall create and maintain a list of persons to be
10permanently excluded from any jury list or general jury list
11pursuant to this Section. The county board, jury administrator,
12or jury commissioners shall notify a prospective juror, or his
13or her legal guardian, when the juror is permanently excluded
14from all current and subsequent jury lists or general jury
15lists due to total and permanent disability.
16    For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent
17disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease,
18or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the
19duties of a juror. "Total and permanent disability" does not
20include an impairment or disease that is transitory or minor in
21nature or is capable of being improved.
22(Source: P.A. 97-436, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
23    Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by changing
24Section 10.5 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (705 ILCS 310/10.5)
2    Sec. 10.5. Removal of prospective juror due to total and
3permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be
4unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent
5disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the
6existence of a total and permanent disability, the jury
7administrator or jury commissioners shall permanently exclude
8the prospective juror from all current and subsequent jury
9lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and permanent
10disability shall be either:
11        (1) a written letter from a licensed physician that
12    states the prospective juror has a total and permanent
13    disability as defined in this Section, describes the
14    disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror
15    from serving as a juror, and states that the prospective
16    juror will never be able to serve as a juror; .
17        (2) a copy of an individualized education program plan
18    for the prospective juror who participates in a special
19    education program or receives transition or supported
20    employment services under Article 14 of the School Code,
21    submitted by the prospective juror or his or her legal
22    guardian; or
23        (3) a copy of a court order for guardianship showing
24    that the juror has been adjudged totally without capacity
25    and a plenary guardian has been appointed.
26    The jury administrator or jury commissioners shall create

 

 

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1and maintain a list of persons to be permanently excluded from
2any jury list or general jury list pursuant to this Section.
3The jury administrator or jury commissioners shall notify a
4prospective juror, or his or her legal guardian, when the juror
5is permanently excluded from all current and subsequent jury
6lists or general jury lists due to total and permanent
7disability.
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. "Total and permanent disability" does not
12include an impairment or disease that is transitory or minor in
13nature or is capable of being improved.
14(Source: P.A. 97-436, eff. 1-1-12.)