Rhode Island § 9-9-3 § 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-9-3 — § 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service.

Rhode Island § 9-9-3

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-9Jury Lists

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-9-3 (2026).

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§ 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service.
The following persons shall be exempted from serving as jurors, unless such persons
            shall waive their exemption, namely: the members of congress from the state of Rhode
            Island, the general officers of the state, the members and officers of the general
            assembly during their tenure of office irrespective of whether the general assembly
            is in session or not, the jury commissioner and his or her assistants, the justices
            of the state and United States courts, clerks of those courts, practicing attorneys-at-law,
            correctional officers, deputy sheriffs, probation and parole officers, members of
            any paid poli

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§ 9-9-3. Persons exempt from service.

The following persons shall be exempted from serving as jurors, unless such persons shall waive their exemption, namely: the members of congress from the state of Rhode Island, the general officers of the state, the members and officers of the general assembly during their tenure of office irrespective of whether the general assembly is in session or not, the jury commissioner and his or her assistants, the justices of the state and United States courts, clerks of those courts, practicing attorneys-at-law, correctional officers, deputy sheriffs, probation and parole officers, members of any paid police force of the state or of any city or town, members of any paid fire department of any city or town, and members of the armed services on active duty.

Legislative History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 3; P.L. 1922, ch. 2217, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 3; P.L. 1923, ch. 450, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 797, § 2; P.L. 1929, ch. 1431, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1516, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1601, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2450, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-9-3; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 242, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 17.