Introduced in Senate
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITYTrack this section →
(a) Discrimination prohibited Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting disability, age, after origin,. (b) Qualifications for jury service Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking infirmity and inserting disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation..