C.R.S. Section 13-71-119.5
Persons entitled to be excused from jury service

(1)

The general assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on juries when summoned by the courts of this state unless excused in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(2)(a)(I) A person shall be excused temporarily from service as a juror if his or her jury service would cause undue or extreme physical hardship to him or her or to another person under his or her direct care or supervision.

(II)

The provisions of this subsection (2) shall apply notwithstanding the fact that the person does not have sole responsibility for the care of another person as described in section 13-71-105 (2)(d).

(b)

A judge or jury commissioner of the court for which a person was summoned for jury service shall determine whether jury service would cause the prospective juror or another person under his or her direct care undue or extreme physical hardship.

(c)

A person who requests to be excused under this subsection (2) shall take all actions necessary to obtain a determination on the request before the date on which the person is scheduled to appear for jury duty.

(d)

For purposes of this subsection (2), undue or extreme physical hardship shall be limited to circumstances in which a person:

(I)

Would be required to abandon a person under his or her direct care or supervision because of the inability to obtain an appropriate substitute care provider during the period of jury service; or

(II)

Would suffer physical hardship possibly resulting in illness or disease.

(e)

A person who requests to be excused under the provisions of this subsection (2) may provide the judge or jury commissioner documentation that supports the request to be excused, including but not limited to medical statements, proof of dependency or guardianship, or other similar documents. The judge or jury commissioner may excuse a person if the documentation clearly supports the request to be excused. The documents comprising the documentation described in this subsection (2) shall not be deemed public records and shall not be disclosed to the public.

(2.5)

A person who is breast-feeding a child and is temporarily unable to or chooses not to leave the child in order to serve on a jury must be excused temporarily from service as a juror for up to two consecutive twelve-month postponements. The judge or jury commissioner may request a medical statement in support of the postponement. A medical statement provided pursuant to this subsection (2.5) is not a public record and must not be disclosed to the public.

(3)

A person who is temporarily excused pursuant to this section shall become eligible for qualification as a juror when the temporary excuse expires, as determined by the court. A person may be permanently excused only if the judge or jury commissioner determines that the grounds for being excused from jury service are permanent in nature.

(4)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to impaneled jurors or to deliberating jurors described in section 13-71-119.

Source: Section 13-71-119.5 — Persons entitled to be excused from jury service, 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
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 13-71-119.5’s source at colorado​.gov