(2) Notwithstanding ORS 10.030 (4), a judge may, by own motion, excuse a juror whose presence on the jury would substantially impair the progress of the action on trial or prejudice the parties thereto.
(3) A judge of the court or clerk of court shall excuse a person from acting as a juror upon the request of that person if the person is 70 years of age or older. A person may request and be granted excuse from jury service under this subsection by means of telephone communication or mail.
(4) A judge of the court or clerk of court shall excuse a woman from acting as a juror upon the request of the woman if the woman is breast-feeding a child. A request for excuse from jury service under this subsection must be made in writing.
(5) Unless the public need for juries in the court outweighs the individual circumstances of the person summoned, a judge of the court or clerk of court shall excuse a person from acting as a juror upon the request of that person if the person is the sole caregiver for a child or other dependent during the court’s normal hours of operation, the person is unable to afford day care or make other arrangements for the care of the dependent, and the person personally attends to the dependent during the court’s normal hours of operation. [Amended by 1967 c.389 §1; 1975 c.160 §3; 1977 c.262 §2; 1977 c.631 §2; 1979 c.728 §2; 1985 c.703 §5; 1995 c.808 §1; 1997 c.313 §35; 1999 c.1085 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Section 10.020 - Kinds of juries.
Section 10.025 - Rules for use of electronic transmission and electronic signature on documents.
Section 10.030 - Eligibility for jury service; discrimination prohibited.
Section 10.050 - Excuse from jury duty.
Section 10.055 - Deferment of jury service.
Section 10.061 - Fees payable to jurors; required waiver.
Section 10.065 - Mileage fee and reimbursement of other expenses.
Section 10.075 - Payment of per diem and mileage fees by state; payment of other expenses.
Section 10.092 - Insurance coverage for employee during jury service; unlawful employment practice.
Section 10.095 - Duty of jury; instructions.
Section 10.097 - Prohibition of identification of jurors by name in open proceedings.
Section 10.115 - Jurors with disabilities.
Section 10.205 - Selection and summoning of jurors; identification numbers.
Section 10.215 - Master jury list; sources; contents.
Section 10.235 - Additional jurors; selection; notice.
Section 10.255 - Record of persons summoned to serve as jurors.