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| | HB1317 Engrossed | | LRB097 06330 AJO 46410 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
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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 Jury Act is amended by adding Section 10.4 |
| 5 | | as follows:
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| 6 | | (705 ILCS 305/10.4 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10.4. Removal of prospective juror due to total and |
| 8 | | permanent disability. If a prospective juror is found to be |
| 9 | | unqualified due to the existence of a total and permanent |
| 10 | | disability or is excused for undue hardship that is due to the |
| 11 | | existence of a total and permanent disability, the county |
| 12 | | board, jury administrator, or jury commissioners shall |
| 13 | | permanently exclude the prospective juror from all current and |
| 14 | | subsequent jury lists or general jury lists. Proof of total and |
| 15 | | permanent disability shall be a written letter from a licensed |
| 16 | | physician that states the prospective juror has a total and |
| 17 | | permanent disability as defined in this Section, describes the |
| 18 | | disability, explains how it prevents the prospective juror from |
| 19 | | serving as a juror, and states that the prospective juror will |
| 20 | | never be able to serve as a juror. |
| 21 | | The county board, jury administrator, or jury |
| 22 | | commissioners shall create and maintain a list of persons to be |
| 23 | | permanently excluded from any jury list or general jury list |