Bill Text: CA SB428 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 428 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Juries: peace officer exemption.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [SB428 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB428-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 428	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hall

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section 219 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to jurors.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 428, as introduced, Hall. Juries: peace officer exemption.
   Existing law exempts certain peace officers from voir dire in
civil and criminal matters, and other specified peace officers from
voir dire in criminal matters.
   This bill would exclude additional peace officers, including
certain parole officers, probation officers, deputy probation
officers, board coordinating parole agents, correctional officers,
transportation officers of a probation department, and other
employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the
State Department of State Hospitals, and the Board of Parole
Hearings, from voir dire in criminal matters.
   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 219 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended
to read:
   219.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the jury
commissioner shall randomly select jurors for jury panels to be sent
to courtrooms for voir dire.
   (b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a),  no 
 a  peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, subdivision
(a) of Section 830.2,  and   or 
subdivision (a) of Section  830.33,   830.33
 of the Penal Code, shall  not  be selected for voir
dire in  any  civil or criminal  matters. 
 matter. 
   (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a),  no   a
 peace officer, as defined in  subdivisions 
 subdivision  (b)  and   or  (c)
of Section 830.2  , subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.5, or
Section 830.55  of the Penal Code, shall  not  be
selected for voir dire in  any  criminal  matters.
  matter.