STATE OF NEW YORK
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9037
IN SENATE
January 27, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to exempting senior citi-
zens from jury duty
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 511 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 511. Senior citizens exempt from jury duty. 1. Upon claiming
4 exemption therefrom, a prospective juror who is seventy-five years of
5 age or older, shall be exempt from jury duty.
6 2. The chief administrator of the courts shall prescribe a form to be
7 used therefor. Any qualified person may file such form with the appro-
8 priate commissioner of jurors who shall thereupon exempt such person
9 from jury duty. Such exemption shall remain valid unless such exempted
10 person requests to be reinstated as a prospective juror in a form and
11 manner as promulgated by the chief administrator of the courts.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
13 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
14 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
15 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
16 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10044-01-5
