Tom Harman
- Republican
Author
Under existing law, a prospective trial juror who has been summoned for jury service and fails to attend as directed or respond to the court may be compelled to attend, as specified. In addition, after an order to show cause hearing, the court may find the prospective juror in contempt of court, which is punishable by fine, incarceration, or both. Until January 1, 2010, existing law permits the court, in lieu of imposing penalties for contempt, to impose reasonable monetary sanctions of no more than $250 for a first violation, $750 for a 2nd violation, and $1,500 for the 3rd and any subsequent violation, upon a prospective juror who has failed to respond and who has not been excused, after first providing the prospective juror with notice and an opportunity to be heard, as specified. This bill would require the 2nd summons to be issued no earlier than 90 days after the initial failure to appear. This bill would also extend the above provisions indefinitely by deleting the January 1, 2010, termination date.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 44, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 11:30 a.m.
In Senate. To enrollment.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2315.) To Senate.
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
(Heard in committee on June 23.)
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
To Com. on JUD.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 649.) To Assembly.
Read second time. Amended. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 586.)
Set for hearing April 21.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
To Com. on RLS.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB319 | HTML |
| 02/25/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/02/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/22/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/01/09 - Enrolled | |
| 08/06/09 - Chaptered |
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