Colorado Code
Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act
§ 13-71-119.5. Persons Entitled to Be Excused From Jury Service











(2.5) A person who is breast-feeding a child and is temporarily unable to or chooses not to leave the child in order to serve on a jury must be excused temporarily from service as a juror for up to two consecutive twelve-month postponements. The judge or jury commissioner may request a medical statement in support of the postponement. A medical statement provided pursuant to this subsection (2.5) is not a public record and must not be disclosed to the public.



Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 277, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2008: (2)(e) amended, p. 1883, § 19, effective August 5. L. 2015: (2)(e) amended and (2.5) added, (HB 15-1164), ch. 86, p. 248, § 1, effective April 8.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure

Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act

§ 13-71-101. Short Title

§ 13-71-102. Definitions

§ 13-71-103. Number of Trial Jurors

§ 13-71-104. Eligibility for Juror Service - Prohibition of Discrimination

§ 13-71-105. Qualifications for Juror Service

§ 13-71-106. Jury Commissioners

§ 13-71-107. Master Juror List

§ 13-71-108. Master Juror Wheel

§ 13-71-109. Random Selection From Master Juror List

§ 13-71-110. Juror Selection and Summoning

§ 13-71-111. Contents of Juror Summons

§ 13-71-112. Emergency Summonses

§ 13-71-113. Modification of Juror Service

§ 13-71-114. Cancellation of Juror Service

§ 13-71-115. Juror Questionnaires

§ 13-71-116. Trial Juror's Right to One Postponement

§ 13-71-116.5. Postponement Related to Co-Employee Jury Service

§ 13-71-117. Assignment of Courthouse Location

§ 13-71-118. Telephone Notice

§ 13-71-119. Deferments and Excuses - Limitations

§ 13-71-119.5. Persons Entitled to Be Excused From Jury Service

§ 13-71-120. Length of Juror Service

§ 13-71-121. Extended Trials

§ 13-71-122. Failure to Appear - Delinquency Notice

§ 13-71-123. Enforcement of Juror Duties

§ 13-71-124. Delegation of Authority to Jury Commissioner

§ 13-71-125. Compensation and Reimbursement

§ 13-71-126. Compensation of Employed Jurors During First Three Days of Service

§ 13-71-127. Financial Hardship of Employer or Self-Employed Juror

§ 13-71-128. Reimbursement of Unemployed Jurors During First Three Days of Service

§ 13-71-129. Compensation of Jurors After First Three Days of Service

§ 13-71-129.5. Public Transportation for Jurors

§ 13-71-130. Limitations on Juror Compensation

§ 13-71-131. Special Awards of Compensation and Reimbursement

§ 13-71-132. Juror Service Acknowledgment Information - Requests - Payment

§ 13-71-133. Enforcement of Employer's Duty to Compensate Jurors

§ 13-71-134. Penalties and Enforcement Remedies for Harassment by Employer

§ 13-71-135. Juror Orientation Program

§ 13-71-136. Availability of Juror List

§ 13-71-137. Duties and Responsibilities of Auxiliary Services Providers for Jurors Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deafblind

§ 13-71-138. Preservation of Juror Records

§ 13-71-139. Challenge of Juror Pool

§ 13-71-140. Irregularity in Selecting, Summoning, and Managing Jurors

§ 13-71-141. Authority to Contract and Accept Gifts

§ 13-71-142. Alternate Jurors

§ 13-71-143. Grand Jurors - Vacancies

§ 13-71-144. Jury Fees to Be Assessed in Civil Cases

§ 13-71-145. Expense of Meals and Provisions to Be Taxed