GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
SESSION LAW 2005-149
SENATE BILL 321
AN ACT to allow persons seventy-TWO and older requesting to be excused from jury duty to request aN exemption from jury service.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 9-6.1 reads as rewritten:
"§
9-6.1. Excuses on account of age.Requests to be excused.
Any person summoned as a juror who is 6572
years or older may establish his exemption and who wishes to be
excused, deferred, or exempted may make the request without appearing in
person by filing a signed statement of the ground of his the exemption
request with the chief district court judge of that district,
or the district court judge or trial court administrator designated by him
the chief district court judge pursuant to G.S. 9-6(b) 9-6(b),
at anytime five days before the date upon which he the person is
summoned to appear. A person may request either a temporary or permanent
exemption under this section, and the judge or trial court administrator may
accept or reject either in the exercise of discretion conferred by G.S. 9-6(b),
including the substitution of a temporary exemption for a requested permanent
exemption. In the case of supplemental jurors summoned under G.S. 9-11,
such notice may be given when summoned. In case the chief district court
judge, or the judge or trial court administrator designated by him the
chief district court judge pursuant to G.S. 9-6(b), shall reject
rejects the request for exemption, the prospective juror shall be
immediately notified by the trial court administrator or the clerk of court by
telephone, letter, or personally."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2005, and applies to persons summoned for jury service on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 27th day of June, 2005.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 6:50 p.m. this 5th day of July, 2005