2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 2B - COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE
Section 2B:20-1 - Qualifications of jurors

NJ Rev Stat § 2B:20-1 (2014) What's This?

2B:20-1. Qualifications of jurors

2B:20-1. Qualifications of jurors.

Every person summoned as a juror:

a. shall be 18 years of age or older;

b. shall be able to read and understand the English language;

c. shall be a citizen of the United States;

d. shall be a resident of the county in which the person is summoned;

e. shall not have been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, another state, or the United States;

f. shall not have any mental or physical disability which will prevent the person from properly serving as a juror.

L.1995, c.44,s.1; amended 1997, c.127.


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