Bill Text: AZ SB1424 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Internet jury service; juror seating
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - Senate read second time [SB1424 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-SB1424-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: internet jury service; juror seating |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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SB 1424 |
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Introduced by Senator Farnsworth D
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AN ACT
amending title 21, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 21‑203; relating to jurors.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 21, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 21-203, to read:
21-203. Internet jury service; juror seating; jury in civil court
A. The judge or jury commissioner may allow a trial or grand Juror to perform the juror's function by means of the internet.
B. If a Jury box is not available in a courtroom, the judge may allow a Juror to sit in extra chairs or any place in the courtroom or A different courtroom may also be used.
C. The right to a jury in civil courts may not be violated.
