HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1274        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1545

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to jury disqualifications.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/15/2015

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/22/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1274        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1545

By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1545) of Elizabeth A. Poirier, Kimberly N. Ferguson and Susan Williams Gifford that jury duty be made optional for legally blind persons.   The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to jury disqualifications.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 4 of chapter 234A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

9. Such person is legally blind and indicates on the juror confirmation form an election not to perform juror service. For purposes of this section “legally blind” shall mean a condition associated with a finding by a physician or optometrist that a person has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less with correction in the better eye, or has a peripheral visual field of 10 degrees radius or less regardless of visual acuity.