Bill Text: CT HB05202 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Providing A Hardship Exemption From Juror Service To The Sole Proprietor Of A Small Business.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05202 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05202-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5202
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 281
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING A HARDSHIP EXEMPTION FROM JUROR SERVICE TO THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF A SMALL BUSINESS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 51-217a of the general statutes be amended to provide that the court shall have authority to excuse a juror from juror service upon a finding that such juror is the sole proprietor of a small business.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide a hardship exemption from juror service to the sole proprietor of a small business.