NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 1207
SENATE BILL 965

AN ACT TO MAKE JURY SERVICE OPTIONAL FOR PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 9-6(a) is amended by adding the following new language before the period:
", or as provided in G.S. 9-6.1".
Sec. 2.  Chapter 9 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 9-6.1.  Excuses on account of age. — Any person summoned as a juror who is 65 years or older may establish his exemption without appearing in person by filing a signed statement of the ground of his exemption with the chief judge of the district court of the judicial district at any time five days before the date upon which he is summoned to appear. In the case of supplemental jurors summoned under G.S. 9-11, such notice may be given when summoned."
Sec. 3.  Existing G.S. 9-10 is redesignated as G.S. 9-10(a) and a new subsection is added to read:
"(b)	All summons served personally or by mail under this section or under G.S. 9-11 shall inform the prospective juror that persons 65 years of age or older are entitled to exemption from jury service for good cause, shall contain a statement for claiming such exemption and stating the cause and a place for the prospective juror's signature, and shall state the mailing address of the clerk of superior court and the date by which such request for exemption must be received."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1980.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of June, 1980.