(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
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act
§ 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
§ 13-71-119. Deferments and Excuses - Limitations
§ 13-71-119.5. Persons Entitled to Be Excused From Jury Service
§ 13-71-120. Length of Juror Service
§ 13-71-122. 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
§ 13-71-138. 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
§ 13-71-143. Grand Jurors - Vacancies