Jury Summons

[mblab]

How about this one: In Florida you're eligible to serve jury duty once per year. So if you're called for jury duty you can be called again starting one year after that. Isn't Florida fun?

[bchgirl]

In Va you get the questionaire to fill out....then later you are sent a letter for the following month that states you may have jury duty on a particular day of the week, you have to call the day before and listen for your name. If your name isn't on the recorded list...you don't go. If it is on the list and you don't report....a sheriff's deputy will eventually find you and escort you to the courthouse where you're fined for being in contempt of court. You do not serve multiple times...it's only once then you are exempt for 3 years although sometimes you get the questionaire...then you just write down the date you serve. Showing up and not being chosen...is considered serving here too.

The only exemptions here for not serving -
don't speak English, a nursing mother, caregiver for a disabled person, or your position at work is so vital...the business would close with out you.

Side note - My mother was supposed to serve Federal Grand Jury Duty...in Janauary....unfortunately she passed away in Dec. Come January....they call looking for my mom. I tell them...she died. So this idiot on the other end...asks...why didn't she call and tell us that ????

[J_is_my_initial]

Hubby has been on a jury I think 3 times and sequested (sp) 2 of those times. He got to eat in some really great restruants. They do not like me apparently, I have never been asked to serve.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

In Va you get the questionaire to fill out....then later you are sent a letter for the following month that states you may have jury duty on a particular day of the week, you have to call the day before and listen for your name. If your name isn't on the recorded list...you don't go. If it is on the list and you don't report....a sheriff's deputy will eventually find you and escort you to the courthouse where you're fined for being in contempt of court. You do not serve multiple times...it's only once then you are exempt for 3 years although sometimes you get the questionaire...then you just write down the date you serve. Showing up and not being chosen...is considered serving here too.

The only exemptions here for not serving -
don't speak English, a nursing mother, caregiver for a disabled person, or your position at work is so vital...the business would close with out you.

Side note - My mother was supposed to serve Federal Grand Jury Duty...in Janauary....unfortunately she passed away in Dec. Come January....they call looking for my mom. I tell them...she died. So this idiot on the other end...asks...why didn't she call and tell us that ????

What did you say "I'm sorry, she didn't plan it. Next time I'll make sure she tells me before hand" How insensitive.

[bchgirl]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

What did you say "I'm sorry, she didn't plan it. Next time I'll make sure she tells me before hand" How insensitive.

Close to your thoughts...I replied...lady, she died and we weren't really planning on it.

The woman probably wasn't even paying attention to what I'd said....she expected some lame excuse I guess.

I will say I didn't think it was so much insensitive...I just couldn't believe she asked why she didn't call. Well duh...I just told you.

[RowdysMom]

Years ago my husband was on jury duty. We had a prepaid vacation (no refund) planned, but that was no excuse - they said he had to serve. So he did. They went to trial for 3 days, Mon/Tues/Wed, and we were to leave on Friday. On Thursday they called to say the defendant had accepted a plea bargain and my husband didn't have to come back. Needless to say we were sweating bullets thinking we were going to lose all our money and not get to go on vacation!!!

[LDandPasquale]

The judicial system must LOVE me...cause my 4th time will be on Oct 9th...and i'm only 35!!! imagine that? 4 times already!! My mom is 62..has never been called...my dad ,65, called once!!! I keep telling my husband its cause i have this pure innocent face...he just laughs at me..and says "HA if they only knew!"