Bill Text: NY A01533 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty when such firefighter files a form, prescribed by the chief administrator of the courts, with the appropriate commissioner of jurors.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to judiciary [A01533 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A01533-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1533

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 11, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, THIELE, BRABENEC, McDONOUGH, MANK-
          TELOW, MIKULIN, STERN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN ACT to amend the judiciary  law,  in  relation  to  exempting  active
          volunteer firefighters from jury duty

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 512 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 512. Active volunteer firefighters exempt from jury duty. 1.    Upon
     4  claiming  exemption  therefrom,  a  volunteer firefighter, as defined in
     5  section three of the  volunteer  firefighters'  benefit  law,  shall  be
     6  exempt from jury duty.
     7    2.  The chief administrator of the courts shall prescribe a form to be
     8  used therefor.  Any qualified person may file such form with the  appro-
     9  priate  commissioner  of  jurors  who shall thereupon exempt such person
    10  from jury duty. Such exemption shall remain valid as long as such person
    11  remains a volunteer firefighter.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    13  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    14  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    15  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    16  completed on or before such effective date.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04558-01-1