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| Public Act 097-0436 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning courts.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Jury Act is amended by adding Section 10.4 | ||||
as follows: | ||||
(705 ILCS 305/10.4 new) | ||||
Sec. 10.4. Removal of prospective juror due to total and | ||||
permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be | ||||
unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent | ||||
disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the | ||||
existence of a total and permanent disability, the county | ||||
board, jury administrator, or jury commissioners shall | ||||
permanently exclude the prospective juror from all current and | ||||
subsequent jury lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and | ||||
permanent disability shall be a written letter from a licensed | ||||
physician that states the prospective juror has a total and | ||||
permanent disability as defined in this Section, describes the | ||||
disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from | ||||
serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will | ||||
never be able to serve as a juror. | ||||
The county board, jury administrator, or jury | ||||
commissioners shall create and maintain a list of persons to be | ||||
permanently excluded from any jury list or general jury list | ||||
pursuant to this Section. | ||
For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent | ||
disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease, | ||
or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the | ||
duties of a juror.
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Section 10. The Jury Commission Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 10.5 as follows: | ||
(705 ILCS 310/10.5 new) | ||
Sec. 10.5. Removal of prospective juror due to total and | ||
permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be | ||
unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent | ||
disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the | ||
existence of a total and permanent disability, the jury | ||
administrator or jury commissioners shall permanently exclude | ||
the prospective juror from all current and subsequent jury | ||
lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and permanent | ||
disability shall be a written letter from a licensed
physician | ||
that states the prospective juror has a total and permanent | ||
disability as defined in this Section, describes the | ||
disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from | ||
serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will | ||
never be able to serve as a juror. | ||
The jury administrator or jury commissioners shall create | ||
and maintain a list of persons to be permanently excluded from | ||
any jury list or general jury list pursuant to this Section. | ||
For the purposes of this Section, "total and permanent | ||
disability" means any physical or mental impairment, disease, | ||
or loss of a permanent nature that prevents performance of the | ||
duties of a juror.
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