Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 206
       
       
        
       By Senator Clemens
       
       
       
       
       
       27-00366-16                                            2016206__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to jury service; amending s. 40.013,
    3         F.S.; providing that certain persons permanently
    4         incapable of caring for themselves may be permanently
    5         excused from jury service upon request; providing
    6         requirements for such a request; providing an
    7         effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Present subsection (9) of section 40.013,
   12  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), and a new
   13  subsection (9) is added to that section, to read:
   14         40.013 Persons disqualified or excused from jury service.—
   15         (9) Any person who, because of mental illness, intellectual
   16  disability, senility, or other physical or mental incapacity, is
   17  permanently incapable of caring for himself or herself may be
   18  permanently excused from jury service upon request if the
   19  request is accompanied by a written statement to that effect
   20  from a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter
   21  459.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.