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91_HB0384eng HB0384 Engrossed LRB9100602WHpr 1 AN ACT to amend the Jury Act by changing Section 10.2. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Jury Act is amended by changing Section 5 10.2 as follows: 6 (705 ILCS 305/10.2) (from Ch. 78, par. 10.2) 7 Sec. 10.2. The county boards of the respective counties, 8 the jury commissioners for those counties which have been 9 appointed pursuant to "An Act in relation to jury 10 commissioners and authorizing judges to appoint such 11 commissioners and to make rules concerning their powers and 12 duties", approved June 15, 1887, as amended, or a jury 13 administrator shall have the authority to submit 14 questionnaires to prospective jurors to inquire as to their 15 qualifications for jury service and as to the hardship that 16 jury service would pose to the prospective jurors. Upon 17 prior approval by the chief judge of the judicial circuits in 18 which a county board, jury administrator, or jury 19 commissioners are situated, the county board, jury 20 administrator, or jury commissioners shall excuse a 21 prospective juror from jury service if the prospective juror 22 shows that such service would impose an undue hardship on 23 account of the nature of the prospective juror's occupation, 24 business affairs, physical health, family situation, active 25 duty in the Illinois National Guard or Illinois Naval 26 Militia, or other personal affairs, and cause his or her name 27 to be returned to the jury list or general jury list. For 28 purposes of this Section, jury service shall be deemed to 29 impose an undue hardship on any person who is not employed 30 outside the home and is the sole care provider of a child who 31 is 4 years of age or younger. HB0384 Engrossed -2- LRB9100602WHpr 1 (Source: P.A. 90-482, eff. 1-1-98.)