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Penalties for Skipping Jury Service
Jury duty dodging is a big problem that’s burdening our judicial system. In some California counties, for example, the jury duty no-shows rate is more than 30%. Judges are cracking down on people who skip out of jury service with a court-authorized excuse. Penalties are set by state or federal law, and can include the following penalties:
State Court Jury Duty
Ignore a jury duty summons and the court may receive a Failure to Appear Notice, Delinquency Notice, or a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint. If there is no valid excuse for your failure to appear, you could face the following:
A warrant for your arrest
Fines
Days in jail
A civil contempt or misdemeanor conviction on your record
Federal Court Jury Duty
There are two types of juries serving different functions in the federal system--trial juries and grand juries. If you fail to report for jury duty and are not excused by the court, you may be served with an Order To Show Cause by the U.S. Marshal Service. You must appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge to explain why you should not be held in contempt of the Jury Service and Selection Act (Title 28 U.S.C. § 1866). Contempt penalties include:
Fines up to $1,000
Not more than three days in prison
Order to perform community service, or any combination of the above.
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