Sec. 1335.
(1) The chief judge of the court to which a person is returned as a juror may excuse the person from serving when it appears that the interests of the public or of the individual juror will be materially injured by his or her attendance or the health of the juror or that of a member of his or her family requires his or her absence from court.
(2) The chief judge of the court to which a person is returned as a juror shall postpone the person's term of service until the end of the school year if the person is a full-time student enrolled in and attending high school.
(3) The chief judge of the court to which a person is returned as a juror shall, upon request, postpone the person's term of service until the end of the academic year if the person is a full-time student enrolled in and attending a college, community college, university, graduate or professional school, vocational school, or any other accredited educational institution and the person provides satisfactory proof that the term of service will likely interfere with his or her class schedule.
History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Mar. 3, 1972 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 18, 2014
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961
Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
236-1961-13 - Chapter 13 Jurors (600.1300...600.1376)
Section 600.1300 - Definitions.
Section 600.1301 - Jury Board; Appointment; Qualifications; Terms; Existing Boards; Vacancies.
Section 600.1301a - Courts in Which Selection of Juries Governed by Chapter; Exceptions.
Section 600.1302 - Jury Board; Election of President and Secretary; Salary of Members; Quorum.
Section 600.1303 - Jury Board; Authorization and Salaries of Assistants.
Section 600.1303a - Jury Board; Oath; Filing.
Section 600.1304 - Selection of Jurors; List.
Section 600.1304a - Use of Electronic and Mechanical Devices by Jury; Other Method.
Section 600.1305 - Jury Board; Meetings; Records; Use as Evidence.
Section 600.1306, 600.1307 - Repealed. 1978, Act 11, Eff. Feb. 8, 1981.
Section 600.1308 - Jurors; Estimate of Number Needed.
Section 600.1309 - Jurors; List of Those Who Have Served.
Section 600.1311 - Determination of Key Number.
Section 600.1312 - Key Number; First Jury List; Compilation.
Section 600.1314 - Excusal of Exempt Persons; Investigations.
Section 600.1315 - Juror Qualifications Questionnaires; Retention; Confidentiality.
Section 600.1316 - Jurors; Appearance Before Board; Notice; Evening Sessions.
Section 600.1317 - Jurors; Personal Attendance Excused.
Section 600.1318 - Jurors; Oaths, Administration.
Section 600.1319 - Record of Persons Examined.
Section 600.1321 - Second Jury List; Sealing; Jurisdiction of District Court District.
Section 600.1322 - Juror Names; Depositing; Withdrawal; Record.
Section 600.1323 - Names Not Used; Sealing.
Section 600.1324 - Jurors; Selection; Information; Contents; District Court District.
Section 600.1325 - Repealed. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969.
Section 600.1326 - Grand Jurors; Selection; Term.
Section 600.1327 - Jurors; Selection; Time; Notice; Witnesses.
Section 600.1328 - Jurors; Selection; Procedure.
Section 600.1329 - Selection of Jurors; Legality; Challenges; Grounds.
Section 600.1330 - Board Box; Closing, Custody.
Section 600.1331 - Lists of Jurors; Delivery to Clerk.
Section 600.1332 - Jurors; Summons for Service; Method; Record; Evidence.
Section 600.1333 - Jurors; Excuse or Postponement of Services; Application.
Section 600.1334 - Jurors; Temporary Excuse; Duty to Report.
Section 600.1336 - Jurors; Excess; Discharge; Effect.
Section 600.1337 - Jurors; Unqualified or Exempt; Discharge.
Section 600.1338 - Jurors; Excused; Removal of Name From List.
Section 600.1339 - Jurors; Service Postponed; Disposition.
Section 600.1340 - Report of Court Clerk.
Section 600.1341 - Additional Jurors; Procedure.
Section 600.1342 - Jurors; New List; Court Order.
Section 600.1343 - Jurors; Term of Service.
Section 600.1345 - Attempts to Influence Board; Report.
Section 600.1346 - Acts Punishable as Contempts.
Section 600.1347 - Jurors; Bribery; Penalty; Embracery; Civil Liability.
Section 600.1349 - Jurors; Nonliability for Verdict; Exception.
Section 600.1350 - Selection and Impaneling of Juries for Condemnation and Grade Separation Cases.
Section 600.1351 - Repealed. 1970, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970.
Section 600.1352 - Trial by Jury of 6 in Civil Cases; Verdict.
Section 600.1353 - Court Rules.
Section 600.1355 - Practices Governed by Supreme Court Rules.
Section 600.1371 - “One Day, One Trial System” Defined.
Section 600.1374 - Repealed. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004.