06 LC 29 2206S
(SCS)
Senate
Bill 376
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th, Grant of the 25th, Schaefer of the 50th, Staton of
the 18th, Williams of the 19th and others
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 15-12-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to exemptions from jury duty, so as to provide an exemption for certain spouses
and children of certain deceased military persons; to provide for definitions;
to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 15-12-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
exemptions from jury duty, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the
following:
"(d)(1)
As used in this subsection, the term:
(A)
'Official written verification' means a document issued by the United States
Department of Defense stating a
deceased́s
qualification to hazardous duty pay and the
deceased́s
date of death.
(B)
'Qualified child' means a person between the ages of 18 and 21 who is the child
of any person killed after September 11, 2001, while on ordered federal duty
while in a status which qualified the deceased to hazardous duty
pay.
(C)
'Qualified spouse' means a surviving unremarried spouse of any person killed
after September 11, 2001, while on ordered federal duty while in a status which
qualified the deceased to hazardous duty pay.
(2)(A)
A qualified spouse who presents a copy of his or her marriage certificate; or
(B)
A qualified child who presents a copy of his or her birth certificate or
adoption certificate
who
requests to be excused or deferred from jury duty shall be excused from jury
duty upon presentation of a copy of an official written
verification.
(3)
The exemption or deferral provided by this subsection shall apply for five years
as measured from the date of
death."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.