43-158. Same; persons excluded from jury service.

43-158

Chapter 43.--JURORS
Article 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      43-158.   Same; persons excluded from juryservice.The following persons shall be excused from jury service: (a) Personsunable to understand the English language with a degree ofproficiency sufficient to respond to a jury questionnaire formprepared bythe commissioner;

      (b)   persons under adjudication of incompetency;

      (c)   persons who within 10 years immediately preceding havebeenconvicted of or pleaded guilty, or nolo contendere, to an indictmentor information charging a felony;

      (d)   persons who have served as jurors in the county within one yearimmediately preceding; and

      (e)   a mother breastfeeding her child. Jury service shall be postponed untilsuch mother is no longer breastfeeding the child.

      History:   L. 1971, ch. 176, § 4;L. 1998, ch. 195, § 3;L. 2000, ch. 42, § 1;L. 2006, ch. 11, § 2; March 16.