2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 2 - Organization of Congress
Sec. 30a - Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 30a (2019)
Section Name §30a. Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch
Section Text

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State or local law, no elected official of the legislative branch of the United States Government shall be required to serve on a grand or petit jury, convened by any Federal, State or local court, whether such service is requested by judicial summons or by some other means of compulsion.

(b) "Elected official of the legislative branch" shall mean each Member of the United States House of Representatives, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, the American Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and each United States Senator.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, §310, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2278.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 2 - ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Sec. 30a - Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch
Contains section 30a
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 104 Stat. 2278
Public Law References Public Law 101-520
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