An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors, further providing for qualifications of jurors.

Summary

The measure changes the state’s jury qualification rules so that anyone currently serving a sentence for a crime punishable by more than one year in prison cannot serve as a juror, unless they have received a pardon or amnesty. It applies to all citizens who meet the usual age and residency requirements but are incarcerated for such offenses. The change takes effect 60 days after the law is enacted.

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