Bill Text: CT SB00886 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Location Of Jury Service.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-28 - Public Hearing 04/01 [SB00886 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00886-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 886
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2722
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOCATION OF JURY SERVICE.

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

Section 1. Section 51-220 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective September 1, 2011):

The number of jurors to be [chosen] summoned for jury duty from each town shall be equal to a percentage of the town's population rounded off to the nearest whole number, such percentage to be determined by the Jury Administrator. Such population figures shall derive from the last published census of the United States government. No juror shall be summoned for jury duty at a court location in a judicial district or geographical area that does not include the town in which the juror resides.

Sec. 2. Section 51-232a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective September 1, 2011):

The Jury Administrator may modify the date, location or other condition of juror service in order to meet the urgent needs of the court, except that no juror shall be summoned for jury duty at a court location in a judicial district or geographical area that does not include the town in which the juror resides. The Jury Administrator shall employ any means of notice that is appropriate under the circumstances.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	September 1, 2011	51-220
Sec. 2	September 1, 2011	51-232a

Statement of Purpose:

To provide that no juror shall be summoned for jury duty at a court location in a judicial district or geographical area of the Superior Court that does not include the town or a portion of the town in which the juror resides.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]