194. Jury Service in California
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To serve on a California jury, you must
a U.S. citizen. You must be selected to
; juror names are selected from state identification cards,
’s licenses, and voting rolls. If selected, you will
in your mail an envelope marked Jury Summons.
the 800 phone number to find out the
day of your service. If that date is
for you, you can change it to a
date. You cannot serve more than once every
months.
If you are mentally disabled or are
full-time caregiver, you may be excused from service.
you have no reasonable means of transportation to
, you might be excused. If you are a
-time student or teacher, you won’t be excused. If
are a breast-feeding mom, you can postpone your
. If you are dead, your family must provide
of death.
To serve on a jury, you
be able to read and understand basic English.
age doesn’t matter, as long as you are
least 18 years old. Once you’re 70, you
say that you’re too sick to serve; you
’t need a doctor’s excuse. If you’re younger than
, you need a doctor’s note confirming that you
ill. Blind people, deaf people, and people in
can be required to serve on a jury.
will not get paid very much for your
--$15 a day. Also, the state will reimburse you
cents for each mile that you drive in
car (one way only). Some employers will pay
salary while you serve; some won’t. If you
a business, you might be away from it
one to four weeks, occasionally even longer. You
lose a lot of money if you do
of the work for your business. But the
won’t excuse you unless you can demonstrate extreme
hardship. Parking for jurors is always free.
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