House File 268 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  UPMEYER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act extending the time period excluding a juror or potential
  2    juror from serving again on a jury or attending court for
  3    prospective jury service.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2125HH 82
  6 jm/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 607A.29, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    In any two=year five=year period, a person shall not be
  1  4 required:
  1  5                           EXPLANATION
  1  6    This bill extends the time period excluding a juror or
  1  7 potential juror from serving again on a jury or attending
  1  8 court for prospective jury service.
  1  9    Under the bill, a juror or potential juror is excluded from
  1 10 jury service or attending court for prospective jury service
  1 11 as both a grand or petit juror for a period of five years.
  1 12    Under current law, a juror or potential juror is excluded
  1 13 from service or attending court for prospective service as
  1 14 both a grand or petit juror for a period of two years.
  1 15 LSB 2125HH 82
  1 16 jm:nh/je/5