State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2012  

148T0543   HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ENGROSSED    NO.  HB 1177 -  1/26/2012  

Introduced by:    Representatives Magstadt, Blake, Brunner, Elliott, Haggar, Hickey, Hubbel, Hunt, Jensen, Jones, Kopp, Liss, Lucas, Miller, Moser, Munsterman, Nelson (Stace), Olson (Betty), Schaefer, Sly, and Venner and Senators Kraus, Begalka, Fryslie, Holien, Lederman, Maher, Nygaard, Rhoden, and Sutton
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That chapter 16-13 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
    The parent of a child expected to be born during, or immediately prior to, the scheduled jury duty or a mother breastfeeding a baby younger than one year may submit a written request for an exemption from jury duty to the clerk of court within ten days of receiving the summons for jury duty. A parent who gives written notice shall be exempt from jury duty if the baby is less than six weeks old. A mother shall be exempt from jury duty if she is breastfeeding a baby younger than one year.

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