Assembly Bill A3161

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the form of the juror qualification questionnaire

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3161 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4506
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §513, Judy L

2023-A3161 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the form of the juror qualification questionnaire; provides that such questionnaire shall only require a prospective juror who is not a citizen of the United States to certify, under penalty of perjury, that he or she is not a citizen.

2023-A3161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3161
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the form of the  juror
   qualification questionnaire
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 513 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 86 of
 the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   § 513. Form of questionnaire. The questionnaire to be  filled  out  by
 prospective  jurors  shall be in such form as the chief administrator of
 the courts may prescribe; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  SUCH  QUESTIONNAIRE  SHALL
 ONLY  REQUIRE  A  PROSPECTIVE  JUROR  WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
 STATES TO CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT HE OR  SHE  IS  NOT  A
 CITIZEN  AND DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 TEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01757-01-3

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