Deferral from jury service

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
4. Juries and Jurors
5. Deferral from jury service

A qualified prospective juror may be deferred from jury service only upon a showing of undue hardship, extreme inconvenience, public necessity, or temporary physical or mental disability which would affect service as a juror. The procedure for requesting a deferral from jury service and the procedure and basis for granting a deferral shall be set forth in the master jury plan.

(Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3635, Pub. L. 99-650, § 2.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 11-1909.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 11-1908.

Short Title

Short title: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 11-1901.

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