Vermont § 962 - Qualifications; excuse from service
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 962 — Qualifications; excuse from service, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 962. Qualifications; excuse from service
- (a) A person shall be qualified for jury service if the person: (1) is a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of majority; (2) resides within the geographical jurisdiction of the court in which called to serve; (3) is able to read, write, understand, and speak the English language; (4) is capable, by reason of mental or physical condition, to render satisfactory jury
service; and (5) has not served a term of imprisonment in this State after conviction of a felony. (b) No person shall be automatically excused from jury service; however, the presiding
judge may excuse a person for all or part of the two-year period upon individual request
showing undue hardship on the prospective juror or the employer. (Added 1993, No. 24, § 1, eff. March 1, 1994.)
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