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SB 31 - Jurors - excuse certain parents, guardians

Ray, II, William M (48th)	Hecht, Greg K. (34th)	Balfour, Don (9th)

Status Summary	SC:	Judy	HC:		FR:	01/15/99	LA:	01/15/99	S - Read 1st time

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A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding juries, so as to excuse certain parents and guardians from service as jurors.

Code Sections - 15-12-1.1

SB 31  99                                          LC 26 0896 
 
      SENATE BILL 31 
 
      By:  Senators Ray of the 48th, Hecht of the 34th and 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions 
  1- 3  regarding juries, so as to excuse certain parents and 
  1- 4  guardians from service as jurors; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 5  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 6       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 7                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 8  Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of 
  1- 9  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding 
  1-10  juries, is amended by adding immediately following Code 
  1-11  Section 15-12-1 a new Code Section 15-12-1.1 to read as 
  1-12  follows: 
 
  1-13    "15-12-1.1. 
 
  1-14    (a) Any person who is summoned to serve as a juror in any 
  1-15    court of this state and who is the parent or legal 
  1-16    guardian of a home-schooled child not enrolled in any 
  1-17    public or private elementary or secondary school shall be 
  1-18    excused from such service upon presentation of a written 
  1-19    and signed verification from such person that such person 
  1-20    is the principal instructor of such child and that an 
  1-21    alternate instructor is not available. 
 
  1-22    (b) Any person who is summoned to serve as a juror in any 
  1-23    court of this state and who is the parent or legal 
  1-24    guardian of a child under six years of age not enrolled in 
  1-25    any public or private pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or 
  1-26    elementary or secondary school shall be excused from such 
  1-27    service upon presentation of a written and signed 
  1-28    verification from such person that such person is the 
  1-29    principal custodian of such child between the hours of 
  1-30    8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. and that an alternate custodian is 
  1-31    not available." 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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