29A.080 Disqualifications for jury service -- Permanent exemption.
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29A.080 Disqualifications for jury service -- Permanent exemption.
(1) The Chief Circuit Judge or one (1) or more judges of the court, the court's clerk, a
deputy clerk, the court's administrator, or a deputy court administrator so designated <br>by the Chief Circuit Judge shall determine on the basis of the information provided <br>on the juror qualification form whether the prospective juror is disqualified for jury <br>service for any of the reasons listed in subsection (2) of this section. This <br>determination shall be entered in the space provided on the juror qualification form. <br>The Chief Circuit Judge shall cause each disqualified juror to be immediately <br>notified of the juror's disqualification.
(2) A prospective juror is disqualified to serve on a jury if the juror:
(a) Is under eighteen (18) years of age; <br>(b) Is not a citizen of the United States; <br>(c) Is not a resident of the county; <br>(d) Has insufficient knowledge of the English language; <br>(e) Has been previously convicted of a felony and has not been pardoned or
received a restoration of civil rights by the Governor or other authorized <br>person of the jurisdiction in which the person was convicted;
(f) Is presently under indictment; or <br>(g) Has served on a jury within the time limitations set out under KRS 29A.130.
(3) The Chief Circuit Judge may grant a permanent exemption based upon an
individual's request and a finding by the Chief Circuit Judge of a permanent medical <br>condition rendering the individual incapable of serving. The judge granting the <br>permanent exemption shall notify the requesting person and the Administrative <br>Office of the Courts. Upon receiving notification of a permanent exemption the <br>Administrative Office of the Courts shall remove the person's name from the master <br>list.
(4) There shall be no waiver of these disqualifications, except that pursuant to the
Federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, an individual with a disability <br>shall not be disqualified solely by reason of the disability. For the purposes of this <br>section, "individual with a disability" means a person with a physical or mental <br>impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of <br>the individual, a record of the impairment, or being regarded as having the <br>impairment.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 252, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 416, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 449, sec. 8, effective October 1, 1982. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts <br>ch. 22, sec. 19, effective September 1, 1977.
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