43-158. Same; persons excluded from jury service. The following persons shall be excused from jury service: (a) Persons unable to understand the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to respond to a jury questionnaire form prepared by the commissioner;
(b) persons under adjudication of incompetency;
(c) persons who within 10 years immediately preceding have been convicted of or pleaded guilty, or nolo contendere, to an indictment or information charging a felony;
(d) persons who have served as jurors in the county within one year immediately preceding; and
(e) a mother breastfeeding her child. Jury service shall be postponed until such mother is no longer breastfeeding the child.
History: L. 1971, ch. 176, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 195, § 3; L. 2000, ch. 42, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 11, § 2; March 16.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
43-107 Drawing of grand and petit jurors.
43-112a Montgomery county; jurors to serve at either court on order of judge.
43-112b Neosho county; jurors to serve at Chanute or Erie, when.
43-127 Penalty for seeking jury service or to have another placed on jury list.
43-155 Jury service; declaration of public policy.
43-156 Same; right to serve as juror; qualification as elector.
43-158 Same; persons excluded from jury service.
43-159 Same; exclusions from jury service by court.
43-161 Same; juror questionnaires; failure to or falsely answering questions, criminal penalty.
43-162 Jury service; preparation of jury lists.
43-164 Same; selection of jury panels; procedure.
43-165 Same; rules governing jury service, enforcement; unexcused nonattendance of juror, penalty.
43-167 Jury service; additional jurors.
43-168 Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial.
43-170 Jury service; summoning jurors.