California § 203 - All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except the
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§ 203. All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except the
(a) All persons are eligible and qualified to be prospective trial jurors, except the following: (1) Persons who are not citizens of the United States. (2) Persons who are less than 18 years of age. (3) Persons who are not domiciliaries of the State of California, as determined pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Elections Code. (4) Persons who are not residents of the jurisdiction wherein they are summoned to serve. (5) Persons who have been convicted of malfeasance in office and whose civil rights have not been restored. (6) Persons who are not possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language, provided that no person shall be deemed incompetent solely because of the loss of sight or hearing in any degree or other disability which impedes the personâs ability to communicate or which impairs or interferes with the personâs mobility. (7) Persons who are serving as grand or trial jurors in any court of this state. (8) Persons who are the subject of conservatorship. (9) Persons while they are incarcerated in any prison or jail. (10) Persons who have been convicted of a felony and are currently on parole, postrelease community supervision, felony probation, or mandated supervision for the conviction of a felony. (11) Persons who are currently required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code based on a felony conviction. (b) No person shall be excluded from eligibility for jury service in the State of California, for any reason other than those reasons provided by this section. (c) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
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