Legislation
SECTION 524
Disqualification of former jurors
Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 16
§ 524. Disqualification of former jurors. (a) A person who has served
on a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in
a federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or
grand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years
subsequent to the last day of such service, provided, however, that any
person who serves on a grand or petit jury for more than ten days shall
not be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror for eight
years subsequent to the last day of such service.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall invalidate a verdict
returned by trial jury or an indictment returned by a grand jury when
such trial or grand jury includes one or more trial or grand jurors not
competent by virtue of such previous service.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section,
if the commissioner of jurors, after consultation with and concurrence
of the district administrative judge or judges, or in the counties
within the city of New York the deputy chief administrative judge, shall
determine that:
(i) compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) of this
section would be impracticable, the commissioner may reduce the period
of incompetency for persons whose service consists of fewer than three
days to a period of not less than two years; or
(ii) the period of incompetency for all jurors pursuant to subdivision
(a) of this section may be extended without interfering with the
commissioner's ability to comply with the provisions of section five
hundred eight of this article, the commissioner may increase the period
of incompetency.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the period during
which a person shall not be competent to serve as a trial or grand juror
pursuant to this section shall be one-half the period specified in
subdivision (a) or (c) of this section, as appropriate, where such
person so requests on a form to be provided by the commissioner of
jurors. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the period of
incompetency.
on a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in
a federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or
grand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years
subsequent to the last day of such service, provided, however, that any
person who serves on a grand or petit jury for more than ten days shall
not be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror for eight
years subsequent to the last day of such service.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall invalidate a verdict
returned by trial jury or an indictment returned by a grand jury when
such trial or grand jury includes one or more trial or grand jurors not
competent by virtue of such previous service.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section,
if the commissioner of jurors, after consultation with and concurrence
of the district administrative judge or judges, or in the counties
within the city of New York the deputy chief administrative judge, shall
determine that:
(i) compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) of this
section would be impracticable, the commissioner may reduce the period
of incompetency for persons whose service consists of fewer than three
days to a period of not less than two years; or
(ii) the period of incompetency for all jurors pursuant to subdivision
(a) of this section may be extended without interfering with the
commissioner's ability to comply with the provisions of section five
hundred eight of this article, the commissioner may increase the period
of incompetency.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the period during
which a person shall not be competent to serve as a trial or grand juror
pursuant to this section shall be one-half the period specified in
subdivision (a) or (c) of this section, as appropriate, where such
person so requests on a form to be provided by the commissioner of
jurors. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the period of
incompetency.