Before a jury is impaneled, the court shall inform the jurors if a trial is expected to last more than three trial days and may excuse a juror from performing juror service in that trial upon a finding of hardship or inconvenience, taking into account the expected length of the trial. Any juror so excused shall otherwise complete the term of juror service.
Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 770, § 1, effective January 1, 1990. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 33, § 5, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-71-116 as it existed prior to 1989.
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