09RS Senate Bill 166

Actions

Last Action	to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to juries and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1278
Sponsor	D. Thayer
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 29A.100 allow a prospective juror to have one postponement of jury service upon request; amend KRS 29A.130 to provide that a person summoned for jury duty need only serve on one petit jury; amend KRS 29A.160 to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to use leave time while absent from work to serve on a jury; create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to prohibit the concurrent summoning of two or more employees from a business consisting of five or fewer employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to create a lengthy trial fund to supplement the pay of jurors who serve on lengthy civil trials; provide short title of, "The Jury Patriotism Act."
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts - Jury service, terms, conditions, and compensation Courts, Circuit - Jury service, terms, conditions, and compensation Courts, District - Jury service, terms, conditions, and compensation Juries and Jurors - Jury service, terms, conditions, and compensation