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. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 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.