1081 AMH JUDI PERR 14

HB 1081 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Judiciary

     On page 2, beginning on line 28, strike everything through "assigned" on line 31 and insert "extend beyond the end of the jury term, and may not exceed two weeks, except to complete a trial to which the juror was assigned during the two week period.  However, once a juror has completed a trial or has served at least two days of jury service, the court may for good cause excuse that juror from any remaining period of the jury term"

EFFECT: Retains the current one month jury term, and two week or one trial jury service periods, but allows a juror to be excused for cause after one trial or two days of service.