No citizen possessing all other qualifications prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court on account of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not more than $5,000.00.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:1-8
Jurors not disqualified for race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; penalty
Known as the Genetic Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 10:1-1 to 10:7-2 (121 sections).
Amended by L.1945, c. 168, p. 588, s. 3; L.1970, c. 80, s. 3, eff
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