2B:20-1 - Qualifications of jurors

2B:20-1.  Qualifications of jurors

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.