Bill Text: CA AB1401 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Jury duty: eligibility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2014-03-06 - Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. [AB1401 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1401-Amended.html
Bill Title: Jury duty: eligibility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2014-03-06 - Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. [AB1401 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1401-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1401 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 16, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Committee on Judiciary (Wieckowski (Chair), Alejo, Chau, Dickinson, Garcia, Muratsuchi, and Stone) MARCH 12, 2013 An act to amend Section 203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to jury duty. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1401, as amended, Committee on Judiciary. Jury duty: eligibility. Existing lawprovides thatmakes all personsareeligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except persons who, among other things, are not citizens of the United States, are not residents of the jurisdiction they are summoned to serve, or are not posessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language, as specified. This bill wouldmake technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisionsinstead make a person eligible and qualified to be a prospective juror if, among other things, he or she is a lawfully present immigrant . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 203 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read: 203. (a) All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except the following: (1) Persons who are not lawfully present immigrants or citizens of the United States. (2) Persons who are less than 18 years of age. (3) Persons who are not domiciliaries of the State of California, as determined pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Elections Code. (4) Persons who are not residents of the jurisdiction they are summoned to serve. (5) Persons who have been convicted of malfeasance in office or a felony, and whose civil rights have not been restored. (6) Persons who are not possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language, provided that no person shall be deemed incompetent solely because of the loss of sight or hearing in any degree or other disability that impedes the person's ability to communicate or that impairs or interferes with the person's mobility. (7) Persons who are serving as grand or trial jurors in any court of this state. (8) Persons who are the subject of conservatorship. (b) No person shall be excluded from eligibility for jury service in the State of California, for any reason other than those reasons provided by this section.