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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary » Chapter 13 - Jury Lists And Panels » Section 16-13-10.3 – Certain elderly persons may be excused upon request.

16-13-10.3. Certain elderly persons may be excused upon request.

Any person eighty years of age or older may request to be excused from jury duty. The judge shall give substantial weight to the person’s request to be relieved from jury duty, balancing the request with the need to impanel a jury.

Source: SL 2009, ch 104, §1.