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AB-2240 Trial Jury Selection and Management Act.(2017-2018)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 219 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read:

219.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the jury commissioner shall randomly select jurors for jury panels to be sent to courtrooms for voir dire.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no a  peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, and or  subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, 830.33  of the Penal Code, shall not  be selected for voir dire in civil or criminal matters.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no a  peace officer, as defined in subdivisions (b) and or  (c) of Section 830.2 of  or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.5 of  the Penal Code, shall not  be selected for voir dire in criminal matters.