(1) Juror service is a duty that every qualified person has an obligation to perform when selected.
All trial and grand jurors shall be selected at random from a fair cross section of thepopulation of the area served by the court. All selected and summoned jurors shall serve, except as otherwise provided in this article or by court rule.
(a) No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a trial or grand juror because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, economic status, or occupation.
(b) A person with a disability shall serve except:
As otherwise provided in section 13-71-105 or 13-71-119.5; or
Where the court finds that such person's disability prevents the person from performing the duties and responsibilities of a juror.
(c) Before dismissing a person with a disability pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the court shall interview the person to determine the reasonable accommodations, if any, consistent with federal and state law, that the court may make available to permit the person to perform the duties of a juror.
(4) The court shall strictly enforce the provisions of this article; except that the supreme court may provide by rule for the exclusion in a criminal trial of a juror who is employed by a public law enforcement agency or public defender's office.
Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 766, § 1, effective January 1, 1990. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 737, § 8, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 304, § 1, effective April 17; entire section amended, p. 464, § 1, effective January 1, 1999. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 32, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2004: (1) and (3) amended, p. 276, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2008: (3)(a) amended, p. 1600, § 20, effective May 29.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 13-71-103 as it existed prior to 1989.
(2) Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 98-136 and Senate Bill 98-066 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsection (3)(a), see section 1 of chapter 341, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.