Section 607A.5. Automatic excuse from jury service.  


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  •   A person shall be excused from jury service if the person submits written documentation verifying, to the court’s satisfaction, that the person is solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the person’s household and that the performance of juror service would cause substantial risk of injury to the health of the person with a disability, or that the person is the mother of a breastfed child and is responsible for the daily care of the child. However, if the person is regularly employed at a location other than the person’s household, the person shall not be excused under this section.

    86 Acts, ch 1108, §13

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    94 Acts, ch 1196, §22

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    96 Acts, ch 1129, §104