10 USC § 982 - Members: service on State and local juries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s982"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 982 - Members: service on State and local juries"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "982"
section_name: "Members: service on State and local juries"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, § 502(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3863.)"
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# § 982. Members: service on State and local juries

**(a)** A member of the armed forces on active duty may not be required to serve on a State or local jury if the Secretary concerned determines that such service—

**(1)** would unreasonably interfere with the performance of the member’s military duties; or

**(2)** would adversely affect the readiness of the unit, command, or activity to which the member is assigned.

**(b)** A determination by the Secretary concerned under this section is conclusive.

**(c)** The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

**(d)** In this section, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, § 502(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3863.)