Bill Text: CT SB00178 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Providing A Hardship Exemption From Jury Service To Certain Small Business Owners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00178 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00178-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 178
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1023
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING A HARDSHIP EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE TO CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 51-217a of the general statutes be amended to provide that a court shall have authority to excuse a small business owner who is a sole proprietor from jury service.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide a hardship exemption from jury service to a sole proprietor of a small business.