{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-20-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:20-1","heading":"Qualifications of jurors","body":"Qualifications of jurors.\nEvery person summoned as a juror:\na.  shall be 18 years of age or older;\nb.  shall be able to read and understand the English language;\nc.  shall be a citizen of the United States;\nd.  shall be a resident of the county in which the person is summoned;\ne.  shall not have been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, another state, or the United States;\nf.  shall not have any mental or physical disability which will prevent the person from properly serving as a juror.\nL.1995, c.44,s.1; amended 1997, c.127.","path":["TITLE 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"3d445f0fd3149091e5ed4173814fc89954cc800f55481ef4218189b54e86cdf1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-19-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-20-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}