Clarifies excuse from jury service for members of the military or reserve under certain circumstances; repeals N.J.S.38A:4-6.
This bill clarifies and updates New Jersey's jury duty rules for military members by repealing an outdated law (N.J.S.38A:4-6) and adding a new requirement to the main jury service statute (N.J.S.2B:20-10). It allows active-duty military, reserve, or National Guard members to be excused from jury service if they submit a certification from their command confirming they are unavailable due to deployment or duty assignments. The court must verify this certification before granting the excuse, replacing a previous exemption that lacked verification. This change ensures military members can be excused without relying on an unverified process, directly affecting service members summoned for jury duty.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Annette Quijano
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