Iowa Code 607A.5 – Automatic excuse from jury service
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 607A.5
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Court: means the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602. See Iowa Code 607A.3
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Person with a disability: means a person who is not physically able to operate a motor vehicle or use public transportation without assistance due to a physical disability. See Iowa Code 607A.3
A person shall be excused from jury service if the person submits written documentation verifying, to the court‘s satisfaction, that the person is solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the person’s household and that the performance of juror service would cause substantial risk of injury to the health of the person with a disability, or that the person is the mother of a breastfed child and is responsible for the daily care of the child. However, if the person is regularly employed at a location other than the person’s household, the person shall not be excused under this section.