Bill Text: HI SB1045 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State of Hawaii; Jurors
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB1045 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB1045-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 612-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§612-7 Excused when[,];
for cause. A prospective juror in state court, shall not be excused
by a court for a slight or trivial cause, but only when it appears that
jury duty would entail a serious personal hardship[,] or that for other
good cause the prospective juror should be excused either temporarily or
otherwise."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
State of Hawaii; Jurors
Description:
Clarifies the law with respect to excusing prospective jurors from jury duty.
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