C.R.S. Section 13-71-119
Deferments and excuses

  • limitations

(1)

It shall be the policy of this article that every trial juror shall be prepared to serve three trial days except as otherwise provided in this section or in section 13-71-104, 13-71-105, or 13-71-119.5.

(2)

The court or the jury commissioner may defer or advance the term of service of the trial or grand juror upon a finding as provided in section 13-71-104, 13-71-105, or 13-71-119.5. The court may excuse a juror from grand juror service upon a finding of hardship or inconvenience, taking into consideration the length of grand juror service. The court may excuse a juror from trial juror service upon a finding of extreme hardship. The court may dismiss a trial or grand juror at any time in the best interest of justice.

(3)

The court, after a hearing, may excuse and discharge an impaneled juror prior to jury deliberation upon a finding of extreme hardship, and such discharge shall not be grounds for objection or a mistrial as long as the statutorily or constitutionally required number of jurors remain able to proceed with the trial and deliberation. The court, after a hearing, may excuse and discharge a juror participating in jury deliberation only upon a finding of an emergency or for any other compelling reason. If the statutorily or constitutionally required number of jurors does not remain to hear evidence or to participate in jury deliberation after the discharge of a juror, the trial may continue with the lesser number of jurors only upon agreement of all parties on the record. The court may discharge an impaneled juror who has not appeared for juror service upon a finding that there is a strong likelihood that an unreasonable delay in the trial would occur if the court were to await the appearance of the juror. The court may exercise any authority granted in this section at any time before or during a juror’s term of service.

Source: Section 13-71-119 — Deferments and excuses - limitations, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

13‑71‑101
Short title 13‑71‑102
Definitions 13‑71‑103
Number of trial jurors 13‑71‑104
Eligibility for juror service - prohibition of discrimination 13‑71‑105
Qualifications for juror service 13‑71‑106
Jury commissioners 13‑71‑107
Master juror list 13‑71‑108
Master juror wheel 13‑71‑109
Random selection from master juror list 13‑71‑110
Juror selection and summoning 13‑71‑111
Contents of juror summons 13‑71‑112
Emergency summonses 13‑71‑113
Modification of juror service 13‑71‑114
Cancellation of juror service 13‑71‑115
Juror questionnaires 13‑71‑116
Trial juror’s right to one postponement - definition 13‑71‑116.5
Postponement related to co-employee jury service 13‑71‑117
Assignment of courthouse location 13‑71‑118
Telephone notice 13‑71‑119
Deferments and excuses - limitations 13‑71‑119.5
Persons entitled to be excused from jury service 13‑71‑120
Length of juror service 13‑71‑121
Extended trials 13‑71‑122
Failure to appear - delinquency notice 13‑71‑123
Enforcement of juror duties 13‑71‑124
Delegation of authority to jury commissioner 13‑71‑125
Compensation and reimbursement 13‑71‑126
Compensation of employed jurors during first three days of service 13‑71‑127
Financial hardship of employer or self-employed juror 13‑71‑128
Reimbursement of unemployed jurors during first three days of service 13‑71‑129
Compensation of jurors after first three days of service 13‑71‑129.5
Public transportation for jurors 13‑71‑130
Limitations on juror compensation 13‑71‑131
Special awards of compensation and reimbursement 13‑71‑132
Juror service acknowledgment information - requests - payment 13‑71‑133
Enforcement of employer’s duty to compensate jurors 13‑71‑134
Penalties and enforcement remedies for harassment by employer 13‑71‑135
Juror orientation program 13‑71‑136
Availability of juror list 13‑71‑137
Duties and responsibilities of auxiliary services providers for jurors who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind 13‑71‑138
Preservation of juror records 13‑71‑139
Challenge of juror pool 13‑71‑140
Irregularity in selecting, summoning, and managing jurors 13‑71‑141
Authority to contract and accept gifts 13‑71‑142
Alternate jurors 13‑71‑143
Grand jurors - vacancies 13‑71‑144
Jury fees to be assessed in civil cases 13‑71‑145
Expense of meals and provisions to be taxed
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 13-71-119’s source at colorado​.gov