Jury duty- mandatory?

BusyBoys ↓

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 7:21 pm

Received a summons. I answered the online questionnaire and not sure I’m qualified yet.

What happens next?
Do I ignore ?
Is it mandatory?

First timer here..

amother

Babypink

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 7:38 pm

Yes it’s mandatory, and if you filled out the online questionnaire they know that you received the mail

amother

Lilac

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 7:49 pm

amother Babypink wrote:

Yes it’s mandatory, and if you filled out the online questionnaire they know that you received the mail

Don’t think so.
They know you received the initial questionnaire, but they have no proof you received the summons unless the mail was signed for (certified mail)

amother

Dandelion

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:03 pm

amother Lilac wrote:

Don’t think so.
They know you received the initial questionnaire, but they have no proof you received the summons unless the mail was signed for (certified mail)

Proof or no proof, it's still illegal to ignore a jury duty summons. It's not optional.

amother

Amethyst

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:10 pm

I've been ignoring jury duty for probably 20 years now..... they can't prove that you got the mail.

↑ BusyBoys ↓

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:16 pm

amother Babypink wrote:

Yes it’s mandatory, and if you filled out the online questionnaire they know that you received the mail

notshanarishona

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:34 pm

If you have young kids just send them a letter explaining that you don’t have childcare and have x amount of kids under age 8 and that’s an automatic exemption.
Another one is if you have any health conditions. I have always gotten out of it between 1 way or the other,

amother

Purple

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:37 pm

I requested to be excused because I'm a caregiver of a child, and it worked.

It wasn't hard. I don't remember the details of what I had to do but I think I called the number on the summons and they told me what to do.

Tiredmom3

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:39 pm

I just got excused by emailing my baby's birth certificate. Apparently it works whne it's not a baby too. If you work, you can have your boss write a letter saying that you're an essential worker.

↑ BusyBoys

Wed, Nov 20 2024, 8:59 pm

notshanarishona wrote:

Yes, I have littles.

Is the exemption a permanent one? Or each case separately?

I also have an autoimmune disease- can try that too.