| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §1211, as amended by PL 1985, c. 608, is further | | amended to read: |
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| | | §1211. Disqualifications and exemptions from jury service |
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| | | A prospective juror is disqualified to serve on a jury if he | | that person is not a citizen of the United States, 18 years old | | and a resident of the county, or is unable to read, speak and | | understand the English language. The following persons are | | exempt from serving as jurors: The Governor, judges, physicians | | and dentists providing active patient care; sheriffs, attorneys- | | at-law and all persons exempt under Title 37-B, section 185.__A | | person who is 70 years of age or older may decline to serve as a | | juror. |
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| | | This bill gives a person 70 years of age or older the option | | of declining jury duty. |
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