Connecticut § 51-217b - Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women.
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§ 51-217b. Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women.
Sec. 51-217b. Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women. (a) The Judicial Branch shall maintain on its Internet web site a section providing prospective jurors with general information regarding jury service, including, but not limited to, information for breastfeeding women regarding their ability to postpone jury service. Said web site shall also provide contact information for Jury Administration in the event that a breastfeeding woman or other prospective juror would like to request that a reasonable accommodation be made.
(b) The Jury Administrator shall provide training to his or her staff and court staff on discrete issues and policy for breastfeeding women who have been summoned for jury service, including, but not limited to, reasonable accommodations that may be made.
(P.A. 12-51, S. 1.)
Secs. 51-218 and 51-219. Jury service for women. Exemption from jury service. Sections 51-218 and 51-219 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7907, 7927; P.A. 73-47; P.A. 75-264, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-52, S. 4, 8; P.A. 78-197; P.A. 79-386; P.A. 82-248, S. 121; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, S. 17, 18; P.A. 84-393, S. 18–20.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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