Bill Text: MI HB4691 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Courts; juries; exemption for nursing mothers from jury duty; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 1307a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1307a).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-11)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-29 - Assigned Pa 69'12 With Immediate Effect [HB4691 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB4691-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4691
May 31, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Heise and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 1307a (MCL 600.1307a), as amended by 2004 PA
12.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1307a. (1) To qualify as a juror, a person shall meet all
of the following criteria:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or
older, and a resident in the county for which the person is
selected, and in the case of a district court in districts of the
second and third class, be a resident of the district.
(b) Be able to communicate in the English language.
(c) Be physically and mentally able to carry out the functions
of a juror. Temporary inability shall not be considered a
disqualification.
(d) Not have served as a petit or grand juror in a court of
record during the preceding 12 months.
(e) Not have been convicted of a felony.
(2) A person more than 70 years of age may claim exemption
from jury service and shall be exempt upon making the request.
(3) A nursing mother may claim exemption from jury service for
the period during which she is nursing her child and shall be
exempt upon making the request if she provides a letter from a
physician or a certified nurse midwife verifying that she is a
nursing mother.
(4) (3)
For the purposes of this section and sections 1371 to
1376, a person has served as a juror if that person has been paid
for jury service.
(5) (4)
For purposes of this section: ,
"felony"
(a) "Certified nurse midwife" means an individual licensed as
a registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been
issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery
by the board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210.
(b) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state,
another state, or the United States for which the offender, upon
conviction, may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more
than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a
felony.
(c) "Physician" means an individual licensed by the state to
engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and
surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,
MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.
