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1 | AN ACT concerning juries.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4-11001 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/4-11001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001)
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7 | Sec. 4-11001. Juror fees. Each county
shall pay to grand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | and petit jurors for their services
in attending courts the sum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of
$4 until a juror fund fee is imposed and $25 thereafter for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | each day of necessary attendance at
such courts as jurors in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | counties of the first class, the sum of
$5 until a juror fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | fee is imposed and $30 thereafter for
each day in counties of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the second class, and the sum of
$10 until a juror fund fee is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | imposed and $40 thereafter for each
day in counties of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | third class, or such higher amount as may be fixed by
the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | county board.
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17 | In addition, jurors shall receive such travel expense as
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18 | may be determined by the county board, provided that jurors in
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19 | counties of the first class and second class shall receive at
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20 | least 10 cents per mile for their travel expense.
Mileage shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | be allowed for travel during a juror's term as well as for
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22 | travel at the opening and closing of his term.
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23 | If a judge so orders, a juror
shall also receive |
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1 | reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by
the | ||||||
2 | juror during his or her service on a jury.
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3 | The juror fees for service, transportation, and day care | ||||||
4 | shall be paid out
of the county treasury until a juror fund fee | ||||||
5 | is imposed and out of the County Juror Fund thereafter .
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6 | For the purposes of funding juror fees, the clerk of the | ||||||
7 | court shall collect a juror fund fee, as fixed by the county | ||||||
8 | board, from each plaintiff and defendant in an action. Within | ||||||
9 | 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
10 | 96th General Assembly, the county board must conduct an | ||||||
11 | acceptable cost study and set and impose an initial juror fund | ||||||
12 | fee justified by that cost study as sufficient to pay the | ||||||
13 | increased amount of the juror fees as provided in this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. The county board | ||||||
15 | may thereafter adjust the amount of the juror fund fee, but any | ||||||
16 | increase must be justified by an acceptable cost study showing | ||||||
17 | that the then current fee is not sufficient to cover the costs | ||||||
18 | of juror fees. | ||||||
19 | The clerk shall deposit all of the juror fund fees | ||||||
20 | collected into a special county fund, the County Juror Fund, | ||||||
21 | which shall be used solely for the purpose of funding juror | ||||||
22 | fees in accordance with this Section. Within 10 business days | ||||||
23 | after the juror fund fee is initially imposed, and each month | ||||||
24 | thereafter, the county treasurer must transfer one-twelfth of | ||||||
25 | the base amount from the county treasury into the Fund. The | ||||||
26 | "base amount" is the total amount of all juror fees paid from |
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1 | the county treasury during the 12-month period immediately | ||||||
2 | preceding the month in which the juror fund fee is initially | ||||||
3 | imposed. All moneys in the Fund and all income earned on those | ||||||
4 | moneys shall remain in the Fund and shall be available for | ||||||
5 | appropriation by the county board from fiscal year to fiscal | ||||||
6 | year for the purposes provided in this Section. | ||||||
7 | The following parties are exempt from payment of juror fund | ||||||
8 | fees: | ||||||
9 | (i) governmental entities; | ||||||
10 | (ii) pro se litigants; | ||||||
11 | (iii) parties to small claims actions; | ||||||
12 | (iv) parties seeking veterans' benefits or | ||||||
13 | compensation for a veteran or for a veteran's family member | ||||||
14 | or designee; | ||||||
15 | (v) parties to recoupment actions for | ||||||
16 | government-backed educational loans or mortgages; | ||||||
17 | (vi) parties to child custody or child support cases; | ||||||
18 | (vii) parties to actions under the Illinois Domestic | ||||||
19 | Violence Act of 1986;
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20 | (viii) parties granted leave to commence and prosecute | ||||||
21 | or to defend an action as a poor person without the payment | ||||||
22 | of costs and expenses; and | ||||||
23 | (ix) parties to any other filings designated by Supreme | ||||||
24 | Court rule that involve minimal use of court resources and | ||||||
25 | that are not customarily afforded the opportunity for a | ||||||
26 | trial by jury.
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1 | In a class action, the court shall determine the amount of | ||||||
2 | the fee, if any, to be charged to each plaintiff and defendant | ||||||
3 | as equity requires.
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4 | The clerk of the court shall
furnish to each juror without | ||||||
5 | fee whenever the juror
he is discharged a certificate
of the | ||||||
6 | number of days' attendance at court, and upon presentation | ||||||
7 | thereof
to the county treasurer, the county treasurer
he shall | ||||||
8 | pay to the juror the sum
provided for the juror's
his service.
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9 | All counties, including home rule units, must comply with | ||||||
10 | the requirements of this Section. Juror fees may not be set, | ||||||
11 | administered, or paid in a manner inconsistent with this | ||||||
12 | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | ||||||
13 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the | ||||||
14 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions | ||||||
15 | exercised by the State.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 91-321, eff. 1-1-00.)
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17 | Section 10. The Jury Act is amended by changing
Sections | ||||||
18 | 4.1, 5, 8, 10.2, and 15 and adding Section 10.4 as
follows:
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19 | (705 ILCS 305/4.1) (from Ch. 78, par. 4.1)
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20 | Sec. 4.1. Jury duty; notice to employer; right to time off.
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21 | (a) Any person who is not legally disqualified to serve on | ||||||
22 | juries, and has
been duly summoned for jury duty for either | ||||||
23 | petit or grand jury service,
shall not be required or requested | ||||||
24 | to use annual, vacation, or sick leave for
time spent |
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1 | responding to a summons for jury duty, time spent participating | ||||||
2 | in
the jury selection process, or time spent actually serving | ||||||
3 | on a jury
be given time off from employment to serve upon the | ||||||
4 | jury for which such
employee is summoned, regardless of the | ||||||
5 | employment shift such employee is
assigned to at the time of | ||||||
6 | service of such summons. An employee shall
give his employer | ||||||
7 | reasonable notice of required jury service. An employer
may not | ||||||
8 | deny an employee time off for jury duty because such employee | ||||||
9 | is
then assigned to work a night shift of employment, that is, | ||||||
10 | an employer
cannot require a night shift worker to work while | ||||||
11 | such employee is doing
jury duty in the daytime.
Nothing in | ||||||
12 | this subsection (a) shall be construed to require an employer | ||||||
13 | to
provide annual, vacation, or sick leave to employees under | ||||||
14 | the provisions of
this Section who otherwise are not entitled | ||||||
15 | to such benefits under company
policies.
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16 | (b) No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, | ||||||
17 | intimidate or
coerce any employee by reason of the employee's | ||||||
18 | jury service, or the
attendance or scheduled attendance in | ||||||
19 | connection with such service, in any
court of this State.
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20 | (c) If an employee gives reasonable notice of required jury | ||||||
21 | service, any
employer who violates the provisions of this | ||||||
22 | Section:
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23 | (1) may be charged with contempt of court. In such an | ||||||
24 | event, the
State's Attorney shall file a petition for civil | ||||||
25 | contempt, criminal
contempt, or both, against the employer | ||||||
26 | to be prosecuted by the State's
Attorney; and
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1 | (2) shall be liable for damages for any loss of wages | ||||||
2 | or other
benefits suffered by an employee by reason of the | ||||||
3 | violation; and
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4 | (3) may be enjoined from further violations of this
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5 | Section and ordered to reinstate any employee discharged
by | ||||||
6 | reason of jury service.
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7 | As used in this Section, "reasonable notice of required | ||||||
8 | jury service"
means that the employee summoned for jury duty | ||||||
9 | must deliver to the employer
a copy of the summons within 10 | ||||||
10 | days of the date of issuance of the summons
to the employee.
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11 | (d) Any individual who is reinstated to a position of | ||||||
12 | employment in
accordance with this Section shall be considered | ||||||
13 | as having been on furlough or
leave of absence during his | ||||||
14 | period of jury service, shall be reinstated to
his position of | ||||||
15 | employment without loss of seniority, and shall be entitled
to | ||||||
16 | participate in insurance or other benefits offered by the | ||||||
17 | employer under
established rules and practices relating to | ||||||
18 | employees on furlough or leave
of absence in effect with the | ||||||
19 | employer at the time the individual entered
upon jury service.
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20 | (e) In any action or proceeding under this Section, the | ||||||
21 | court may award
a prevailing employee who brings the action by | ||||||
22 | retained counsel a
reasonable attorney's fee.
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23 | (f) Any right or remedy provided in this Section is in | ||||||
24 | addition to any
right or remedy otherwise provided by law to an | ||||||
25 | employee.
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26 | (g) No employer shall be obligated to compensate an |
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1 | employee for time
taken off for jury duty.
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2 | (g-5) A court shall automatically postpone and reschedule | ||||||
3 | the service of a
summoned juror employed by an employer with 5 | ||||||
4 | or fewer full-time employees, or
the
equivalent, if another | ||||||
5 | employee of that employer is summoned to appear during
the same | ||||||
6 | period. The postponement will not constitute the excused
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7 | individual's right to one automatic postponement pursuant to | ||||||
8 | Section 10.4 of
this Act.
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9 | (h) The official responsible for issuing the summons may | ||||||
10 | advise
the
juror of his rights under this Act by printed insert | ||||||
11 | with the summons or on
the summons itself.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 86-1395; 87-616.)
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13 | (705 ILCS 305/5) (from Ch. 78, par. 5)
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14 | Sec. 5. Subsequent selection of jurors; length of
service.
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15 | (a) At the time of making such selection, the name of the
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16 | person selected shall be checked off from such list, and shall
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17 | not be again selected as a juror till every person named upon
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18 | such list qualified to serve as a juror has been selected; and
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19 | all subsequent selections of jurors by such board shall be made
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20 | from such list until all persons thereon qualified to serve | ||||||
21 | have
been selected, or until a new list is made: Provided, if | ||||||
22 | any
person who has been selected as a juror shall not have been
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23 | drawn, or have served upon a jury during the year for which he
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24 | was selected, he shall, if qualified, be selected for the next
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25 | year.
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1 | (b) In counties with populations greater than 100,000, | ||||||
2 | service of
prospective petit jurors shall be for no more than | ||||||
3 | one
court day in actual attendance, unless a prospective petit | ||||||
4 | juror is selected to
serve on a jury or is under consideration | ||||||
5 | to serve on a jury and such
consideration covers a period of 2 | ||||||
6 | or more days. Once selected, a petit
juror shall serve on the | ||||||
7 | jury for the duration of the trial unless excused by
the | ||||||
8 | presiding judge.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 86-1053.)
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10 | (705 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 78, par. 8)
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11 | Sec. 8. Selection from box.
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12 | (a) Upon a day designated by the judge of the court,
which | ||||||
13 | shall be at least 20 days before the first day for which
any of | ||||||
14 | the panel then to be drawn is summoned, the clerk of such
court | ||||||
15 | shall repair to the office of the county clerk, and in the
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16 | presence of a judge and of such county clerk, after the box
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17 | containing the names has been well shaken by the county clerk,
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18 | and being blindfolded shall, without partiality, draw from such
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19 | box the names of a sufficient number of such persons, then
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20 | residents of the county, not less than 30 for each 2 weeks that
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21 | such court will probably be in session for the trial of common
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22 | law cases, to constitute the petit jurors for the time being | ||||||
23 | and
where there is an additional judge in such court, a like | ||||||
24 | number
for each additional judge requiring a jury, unless the | ||||||
25 | court
shall otherwise order: Provided, that the clerk shall at |
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1 | any
time, when directed by an order of the court draw in the | ||||||
2 | manner
above provided, such number of persons then residents of | ||||||
3 | the
county, as shall be required by the order to act as petit | ||||||
4 | jurors
in such court for such time as may be fixed in such | ||||||
5 | order: And
provided, that should the clerk draw from the box | ||||||
6 | the name of a
person who is known to be dead, to have been | ||||||
7 | selected as a grand
juror, a non-resident, absent from the | ||||||
8 | State, unable to attend
in consequence of illness, or that he | ||||||
9 | is legally disqualified to
serve as a juror, the clerk shall | ||||||
10 | report the name of such person
to the county clerk, and the | ||||||
11 | clerk of such court shall draw
other names until the required | ||||||
12 | number have been selected:
Provided, also that whenever there | ||||||
13 | is pending for trial in any
of the courts, any criminal cause | ||||||
14 | wherein the defendant is
charged with a felony, and the judge | ||||||
15 | holding such court is
convinced from the circumstances of the | ||||||
16 | case that a jury cannot
be obtained from the regular panel to | ||||||
17 | try the cause, the judge
may in his discretion, prior to the | ||||||
18 | day fixed for the trial of
the cause, direct the clerk to draw | ||||||
19 | (in the same manner as the
regular panel is drawn,) not | ||||||
20 | exceeding 100 names as a special
panel from which a jury may be | ||||||
21 | selected to try the cause.
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22 | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
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23 | names of jurors may be randomly drawn by computer.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 86-1053.)
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25 | (705 ILCS 305/10.2) (from Ch. 78, par. 10.2)
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1 | Sec. 10.2. Excusing prospective jurors; hardship.
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2 | (a) An individual may apply to be excused from jury
service | ||||||
3 | for a period of up to 24 months, instead of seeking a
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4 | postponement, when either:
The county boards of the respective
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5 | counties, the jury commissioners for those counties which have
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6 | been appointed under the Jury Commission Act, or a jury
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7 | administrator shall submit questionnaires to prospective | ||||||
8 | jurors
to inquire as to their qualifications for jury service | ||||||
9 | and as to
the hardship that jury service would pose to the | ||||||
10 | prospective
jurors. Upon prior approval by the chief judge of | ||||||
11 | the judicial
circuits in which a county board, jury | ||||||
12 | administrator, or jury
commissioners are situated, the county | ||||||
13 | board, jury
administrator, or jury commissioners shall excuse a | ||||||
14 | prospective
juror from jury service if the prospective juror | ||||||
15 | shows that such
service would impose an undue hardship on | ||||||
16 | account of the nature
of the prospective juror's occupation, | ||||||
17 | business affairs,
physical health, family situation, active | ||||||
18 | duty in the Illinois
National Guard or Illinois Naval Militia, | ||||||
19 | or other personal
affairs, and cause his or her name to be | ||||||
20 | returned to the jury
list or general jury list.
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21 | (1) The prospective juror has a mental or physical
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22 | condition that causes him or her to be incapable of | ||||||
23 | performing
jury service. The juror, or the juror's personal
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24 | representative, must provide the court with documentation | ||||||
25 | from a
physician licensed to practice medicine in all its | ||||||
26 | branches verifying that a
mental
or physical condition |
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1 | renders the person unfit for jury service
for a period of | ||||||
2 | not less than the 24 month period for which the
excuse is | ||||||
3 | sought; or
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4 | (2) Jury service would otherwise cause undue
or extreme | ||||||
5 | physical or financial hardship to the
prospective juror or | ||||||
6 | a person under his or her care or
supervision. A judge of | ||||||
7 | the court for which the
individual was called to jury | ||||||
8 | service shall make determinations regarding undue
or | ||||||
9 | extreme physical or financial hardship. The authority to | ||||||
10 | make these
determinations is delegable only to court | ||||||
11 | officials or
personnel who are authorized by the laws of | ||||||
12 | this State
to function as members of the judiciary.
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13 | (b) A person asking to be excused from jury
service under | ||||||
14 | this Section must take all actions
necessary to have obtained a | ||||||
15 | ruling on that request by
no later than the date on which the | ||||||
16 | individual is
scheduled to appear for jury duty.
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17 | (c) For purposes of this Section, "undue or
extreme | ||||||
18 | physical or financial hardship" is limited to
circumstances in | ||||||
19 | which an individual would:
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20 | (1) Be required to abandon a person under his
or her | ||||||
21 | personal care or supervision due to the
impossibility of | ||||||
22 | obtaining an appropriate substitute
caregiver during the | ||||||
23 | period of participation in the
jury pool or on the jury; or
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24 | (2) Incur costs that would have a substantial
adverse | ||||||
25 | impact on the payment of the individual's
necessary daily | ||||||
26 | living expenses or on those for whom he
or she provides the |
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1 | principal means of support; or
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2 | (3) Suffer physical hardship that would result
in | ||||||
3 | illness or disease.
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4 | "Undue or extreme physical or financial
hardship" does not | ||||||
5 | exist solely based on the fact that
a prospective juror will be | ||||||
6 | required to be absent from
his or her place of employment.
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7 | A person asking a judge to grant an excuse
based on "undue | ||||||
8 | or extreme physical or financial
hardship" shall be required to | ||||||
9 | provide the judge with
documentation, such as, but not limited | ||||||
10 | to, federal and
State income tax returns, medical statements | ||||||
11 | from
licensed physicians, proof of dependency or
guardianship, | ||||||
12 | and similar documents, which the judge
finds to clearly support | ||||||
13 | the request to be excused.
Failure to provide satisfactory | ||||||
14 | documentation shall
result in a denial of the request to be | ||||||
15 | excused.
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16 | (d) After 24 months, a person excused from jury
service | ||||||
17 | shall become eligible once again for
qualification as a juror | ||||||
18 | unless the person was excused
from service permanently. A | ||||||
19 | person is excused from
jury service permanently only when the | ||||||
20 | judge
determines that the underlying grounds for being
excused | ||||||
21 | are of a permanent nature.
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22 | (e)
(b) When an undue hardship caused by a family
situation | ||||||
23 | is due to the prospective juror being the
primary care giver of | ||||||
24 | a person with a mental or
physical disability, a person with a | ||||||
25 | medically
diagnosed behavior problem, or a child under age 12,
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26 | then the county board, jury commissioners or jury
administrator |
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1 | shall excuse such a prospective juror, if
it finds that no | ||||||
2 | reasonable alternative care is
feasible which would not impose | ||||||
3 | an undue hardship on
the prospective juror or the person for | ||||||
4 | whom the
prospective juror is providing care, or both.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 90-482, eff. 1-1-98; 91-264, eff. 7-23-99.)
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6 | (705 ILCS 305/10.4 new)
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7 | Sec. 10.4. Postponement of jury service.
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8 | (a) Notwithstanding Section 10.2 or any other
provision of | ||||||
9 | this Act, individuals scheduled to appear
for jury service have | ||||||
10 | the right to postpone the date of
their initial appearance for | ||||||
11 | jury service one time
only. When requested, postponements shall | ||||||
12 | be granted,
provided that:
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13 | (1) The juror has not previously been granted a
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14 | postponement;
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15 | (2) The prospective juror appears in person or
contacts | ||||||
16 | the clerk of the court by telephone,
electronic mail, or in | ||||||
17 | writing to request a
postponement; and
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18 | (3) Prior to the grant of a postponement with
the | ||||||
19 | concurrence of the clerk of the court, the
prospective | ||||||
20 | juror fixes a date certain on which he or
she will appear | ||||||
21 | for jury service that is not more than
6 months after the | ||||||
22 | date on which the prospective
juror originally was called | ||||||
23 | to serve and on which date
the court will be in session.
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24 | (b) A subsequent request to postpone jury service may be
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25 | approved by a judicial officer only in the event of an extreme
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1 | emergency, such as a death in the family, sudden illness, a
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2 | natural disaster or a national emergency in which the
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3 | prospective juror is personally involved, that could not have
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4 | been anticipated at the time the initial postponement was
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5 | granted. Prior to the grant of a second postponement, the
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6 | prospective juror must fix a date certain on which the
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7 | individual will appear for jury service within 6 months of the
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8 | postponement on a date when the court will be in session.
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9 | (705 ILCS 305/15) (from Ch. 78, par. 15)
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10 | Sec. 15. Failure to attend; misdemeanor.
Every person who | ||||||
11 | shall fail to attend when lawfully
summoned to appear as a | ||||||
12 | grand or petit juror, without having
properly obtained | ||||||
13 | postponement or excuse pursuant to Sections
10.2 and 10.4
a | ||||||
14 | reasonable excuse , shall be considered as
is
guilty
of a
Class | ||||||
15 | C misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment or fine of up to $500 | ||||||
16 | in
accordance with the laws of this State
contempt, and shall | ||||||
17 | be
fined by the courts, respectively, in any sum not less than | ||||||
18 | $5
nor more than $100, for the use of the proper county, unless
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19 | good cause be shown for such default; and it shall be the duty
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20 | of the court to enter an order of attachment, returnable
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21 | forthwith, against all such delinquents, and upon the return
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22 | thereof the court shall proceed to assess the fine unless the
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23 | person or persons so attached shall show good cause for such
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24 | delinquency: Provided, that the oath or affirmation of any such
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25 | delinquent shall, at all times, be received as competent
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1 | evidence .
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2 | (Source: P.A. 83-346.)
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3 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 8.33 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the 96th General Assembly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. If any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | portion of this Act is
declared unconstitutional or the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | application of any
part of this Act to any person or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | circumstance is held
invalid, the remaining portions of the Act | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | and their
applicability to any person or circumstance shall
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16 | remain valid and enforceable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | becoming law.
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