1. Senate Bill No. 480–Committee on Judiciary

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AN ACT relating to juries; exempting a victim of domestic violence who has a fictitious

address from service as a grand or trial juror; and providing other matters properly

relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 6.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 6.020 1. Upon satisfactory proof, made by affidavit or otherwise, the
  1. following-named persons, and no others except as otherwise provided in
  1. subsections 2 and 3, are exempt from service as grand or trial jurors:
  1. (a) Any federal or state officer.
  1. (b) Any judge, justice of the peace or attorney at law.
  1. (c) Any county clerk, recorder, assessor, sheriff, deputy sheriff,
  1. constable or police officer.
  1. (d) Any locomotive engineer, locomotive fireman, conductor, brakeman,
  1. switchman or engine foreman.
  1. (e) Any officer or correctional officer employed by the department of
  1. prisons.
  1. (f) Any employee of the legislature or the legislative counsel bureau
  1. while the legislature is in session.
  1. (g) Any physician, optometrist or dentist who is licensed to practice in
  1. this state.
  1. (h) Any person who has a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462
  1. to 217.471, inclusive.
  1. 2. All persons of the age of 70 years or over are exempt from serving
  1. as grand or trial jurors. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the court,
  1. by affidavit or otherwise, that a juror is over the age of 70 years, the court
  1. shall order the juror excused from all service as a grand or trial juror, if the
  1. juror so desires.
  1. 3. A person who is the age of 65 years or over who lives 65 miles or
  1. more from the court is exempt from serving as a grand or trial juror.
  1. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the court, by affidavit or
  1. otherwise, that a juror is the age of 65 years or over and lives 65 miles or
  1. more from the court, the court shall order the juror excused from all service
  1. as a grand or trial juror, if the juror so desires.

Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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