CHAPTER 60

H.P. 398 - L.D. 522

An Act To Provide the Same Exemption from Jury Duty to

Veterinarians as Granted to Medical Doctors

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §1211, as amended by PL 1985, c. 608, is further amended to read:

§1211. Disqualifications and exemptions from jury service

A prospective juror is disqualified to serve on a jury if he that prospective juror is not a citizen of the United States, 18 years old of age and a resident of the county, or is unable to read, speak and understand the English language. The following persons are exempt from serving as jurors: The Governor, judges, physicians and dentists providing active patient care;, veterinarians with or in an active veterinary medicine practice, sheriffs, attorneys-at-law and all persons exempt under Title 37- B, section 185.