N.Y. Judiciary Law § 524: Disqualification of former jurors

§ 524. Disqualification of former jurors. (a) A person who has served

on a grand or petit jury in any court of the unified court system or in

a federal court shall not be competent to serve again as a trial or

grand juror in any court of the unified court system for six years

subsequent to the last day of such service, provided, however, that any

person who serves on a grand or petit jury for more than ten days shall

not be competent to serve again as a trial or grand juror for eight

years subsequent to the last day of such service.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall invalidate a verdict

returned by trial jury or an indictment returned by a grand jury when

such trial or grand jury includes one or more trial or grand jurors not

competent by virtue of such previous service.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section,

if the commissioner of jurors, after consultation with and concurrence

of the district administrative judge or judges, or in the counties

within the city of New York the deputy chief administrative judge, shall

determine that:

(i) compliance with the requirements of subdivision (a) of this

section would be impracticable, the commissioner may reduce the period

of incompetency for persons whose service consists of fewer than three

days to a period of not less than two years; or

(ii) the period of incompetency for all jurors pursuant to subdivision

(a) of this section may be extended without interfering with the

commissioner's ability to comply with the provisions of section five

hundred eight of this article, the commissioner may increase the period

of incompetency.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the period during

which a person shall not be competent to serve as a trial or grand juror

pursuant to this section shall be one-half the period specified in

subdivision (a) or (c) of this section, as appropriate, where such

person so requests on a form to be provided by the commissioner of

jurors. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the period of

incompetency.