AN ACT relating to jury service.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to require the Administrative Office of the Courts, in cooperation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to develop a brochure, pamphlet, or other brief document that contains information for jurors regarding how to obtain mental health treatment; require a judge to provide each juror with the brochure, pamphlet, or other brief document at the conclusion of a jury trial involving an offense that would classify…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would require courts to give jurors information about mental health resources at the end of trials involving violent offenses. A judge would also have the option to hand out this information after any trial if they believe jurors may have been affected by what they experienced. The goal is to help jurors know where to find support if jury service has been difficult or traumatic. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who serve on juries, particularly those seated for trials involving violent crimes.

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