By Mr. Jones of North Reading, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1504) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to excusing certain sole owners of businesses from jury service.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Mary S. Rogeness

George N. Peterson, Jr.

John A. Lepper

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

Paul K. Frost

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Robert S. Hargraves

Karyn E. Polito

Susan Williams Gifford

Richard J. Ross

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to juror service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 4 of chapter 234A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection 8, the following new subsection:-

9.  Such person is the sole owner of a business and said person’s juror service would require said person to close the business.