New Jersey Statutes 2B:23-11. Challenge to qualifications of jurors
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2B:23-11
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
It shall be good cause for challenge to any person summoned as a juror that the person does not possess the qualifications required by N.J.S. 2B:20-1 or that the person’s name does not appear on the jury lists prepared pursuant to N.J.S. 2B:20-4. If the challenge is verified according to law or on the person’s oath the person shall be discharged.
Source: 2A:69-3; 2A:78-6
L.1995,c.44,s.1.