Numerous Jury Duty notices....

You do your civic duty and show up

I got a jury duty notice (Virginia) while I was in California. I sent the court a letter from California saying that I was out of state and wouldn't be back in state in time to serve. No problem, I was excused.

I can't believe they'd expect you to travel to tell the judge you are too far away to serve. Sorta negates your excuse, doesn't it? What state needs you for a jury so desperately? (What, everybody ELSE flee that state, too?)

With the email maybe you should have sent proof that you were out of state. A real letter with postmark would be better than email. Maybe the judge does not read email.

I'd ignore it and let them come arrest you. No, they don't do that.

TenOC wrote:
With the email maybe you should have sent proof that you were out of state. A real letter with postmark would be better than email. Maybe the judge does not read email.

As per original post, op is not out of state. Maybe they figure since he is in state, he should show up for his assigned duty?

Send a letter Certified Mail with Return Receipt and also include proof of a copy of the bill where you are staying. I thought you were excused if you were 50 miles away?

2oldman wrote:
I'd ignore it and let them come arrest you. No, they don't do that.

Don't bet on it. A few years ago, I watched a neighbor get put in handcuffs for a free ride in a police car for failing to appear for jury duty. A jury duty summons is no different than any other summons. Some states are more tolerant of no shows than others, but it can catch up to you. My neighbor was back home that evening after posting a $500 cash bond, and 6 months later received a 30 day suspended sentence and a $250 fine following a misdemeanor conviction.

Currently, the NY State unified jury system provides a simple to use online setup that lets you postpone jury duty with the choice of which upcoming session you expect to be available for. I used it last year for a county grand jury duty summons. When I finally appeared months later, I was released within an hour due to more people showing up than expected. I just smiled and signed for the $40 jury pay for the day and went home... ;)

Jury duty dismissal rules depend on state or county rules. Some are more lenient than others. I ( Oregon) sent a email explaining I was a full time rver and while my home and taxes were paid in Oregon I wasn’t going to be in state and in fact on the east coast for the fowllowing year. Got a nice letter from the court thanking me and dismissing the court duty. May be different in your state but honesty worked in my instance .. they get plenty of excuses from people who live in the area but won’t do the duty.

I am in Clearwater, Fl about 8 hrs from Pensacola mail.
I would love to do my jury duty but am not there. I have served numerous times when we were stationary.

When we FTd we used SD as domicile
1st year I got a Jury Duty notice..called the number on notice/County Court Clerk and informed them that I was FTr.
Name was removed from Jury Duty Rooster

3 weeks later she got a notice...same procedure------CALLED and SPOKE with Court Clerk
Her name was removed from rooster


Have you tried CALLING and SPEAKING with Court Clerk vs e-mailing???
IF you are a FTr...then you should be able to be removed from rooster
IF you are just traveling..you should be able to have it postponed

CALL and SPEAK with someone. Then followup with e-mail to confirm