Bill Text: NY A04954 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4954 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty upon claiming exemption therefrom; directs the chief administrator of the courts to prescribe a form to be used therefor; provides that such exemption remains in effect as long as the person remains an active volunteer firefighter.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A04954 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04954-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4954
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. HAWLEY -- 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    S 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    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   13  it shall have become a law; provided that the chief administrator of the
   14  courts is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and
   15  take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective
   16  date on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08049-01-5