HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2075        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 862

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 juror service.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

3/14/2018

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/14/2018

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

3/14/2018

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

3/14/2018

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/14/2018

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/14/2018

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

3/14/2018

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/14/2018

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/14/2018

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

3/14/2018

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

3/14/2018

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

3/14/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2075        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 862

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 862) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to excusing certain sole owners of businesses from jury service.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1409 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to juror service.

 

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

SECTION 1.  Section 4 of chapter 234A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding after subsection 8, the following new subsection:-

9.  Such person is the sole owner of a business and said person’s juror service would require said person to close the business.