New Jersey Statutes 2B:20-1. Qualifications of jurors
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2B:20-1
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2B:20-1. Qualifications of jurors.
Every person summoned as a juror:
a. shall be 18 years of age or older;
b. shall be able to read and understand the English language;
c. shall be a citizen of the United States;
d. shall be a resident of the county in which the person is summoned;
e. shall not have been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, another state, or the United States;
f. shall not have any mental or physical disability which will prevent the person from properly serving as a juror.
L.1995, c.44,s.1; amended 1997, c.127.