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<dc:title>118 HR 7115 IH: District of Columbia Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2024</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2024-01-29</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 7115</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240129">January 29, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="N000147">Ms. Norton</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00">Committee on Oversight and Accountability</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H191736A056EB4C3FA2420AE7AD1FE963" style="OLC"><section id="H942BA8F2AF8C4FBA8AB08B45002323E6" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>District of Columbia Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2024</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H8640590E4EA24743B1F3FE8BD02A9038"><enum>2.</enum><header>Permitting individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in Superior Court of the District of Columbia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11–1908(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5235023C7ADD4F248290F425E0CC0026"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>(4)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1679B0FECE349C38ED540A3CADADD5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting <quote>; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request of the individual if the individual is 70 years of age or older.</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

