A citizen of the District of Columbia may not be excluded or disqualified from jury service as a grand or petit juror in the District of Columbia on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, economic status, marital status, age, or (except as provided in this chapter) physical handicap.
(Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3635, Pub. L. 99-650, § 2.)
1981 Ed., § 11-1903.
This section is referenced in § 11-1908.
Short title: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 11-1901.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 11 - Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
Chapter 19 - Juries and Jurors
§ 11–1901. Declaration of policy
§ 11–1903. Prohibition of discrimination
§ 11–1906. Qualification of jurors
§ 11–1907. Summoning of prospective jurors
§ 11–1908. Exclusion from jury service
§ 11–1909. Deferral from jury service
§ 11–1910. Challenging compliance with selection procedures
§ 11–1913. Protection of employment of jurors
§ 11–1914. Preservation of records
§ 11–1915. Fraud in the selection process
§ 11–1916. Grand jury; additional grand jury