Judge may excuse juror or prospective juror from attendance on safety or welfare grounds
16A Judge may excuse juror or prospective juror from attendance on safety or welfare grounds
A judge may, by notice in writing, excuse a person summoned to render jury service but not serving on a jury in the course of a criminal trial from attendance or further attendance in compliance with the summons on the ground that the attendance of the person poses or would pose a risk to the safety or welfare of another person.
A person may be excused under subsection (1) on an application by the sheriff or on the judge's own initiative.
The judge may, as a condition of excusing a person under this section, order that—
the name of the person be included amongst the names of jurors to be summoned for jury service at a specified subsequent time; or
the person attend in compliance with the summons at a specified subsequent time and specified place or at a time and place to be directed by the sheriff.
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