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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/15/23
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1355
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5 By: Representative Beaty Jr.
6 By: Senator Gilmore
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING JURY SERVICE; TO
10 PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE FOR PERSONS
11 SEVENTY (70) YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER; TO CREATE LYNA
12 GAYLE'S LAW; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 Subtitle
18 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING JURY
19 SERVICE; TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM
20 JURY SERVICE FOR PERSONS SEVENTY (70)
21 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER; AND TO CREATE
22 LYNA GAYLE'S LAW.
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25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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27 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. This act shall be known and may be cited as
28 "Lyna Gayle's Law".
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30 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 16-31-103(d), concerning exemptions from
31 jury service, is amended to read as follows:
32 (d) A person who is eighty (80) seventy (70) years of age or older may
33 voluntarily exempt himself or herself from or decline to participate in jury
34 service at any time.
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36 /s/Beaty Jr.
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Statutes affected:
Old version HB1355 Original - 2-6-2023 02:25 PM: 16-31-103(d)
Old version HB1355 V2 - 2-15-2023 09:44 AM: 16-31-103(d)
HB 1355: 16-31-103(d)