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District of Columbia Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2025
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Summary
The bill would amend District of Columbia law to permit individuals who are 70 years of age or older to request exemption from jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Upon such a request, the Court would be required to exclude the individual from jury duty based on their age.
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Actions (3)
- Feb 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 24, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E154)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS 70 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OPT OUT OF JURY SERVICE IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Section 11-1908(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “or (4)” and inserting “(4)”; and
(2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting “; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request of the individual if the individual is 70 years of age or older.”. <all>
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