Originally Posted by
cordelli
You need to contact the system that issued the jury duty request and see what their policy is. It really doesn't matter what the policy where I live or where anybody else lives, what matters is what they do.
Here, you can be excused, but it's only a postponement, you need to schedule a time in the future that you will attend. That can be done by maie or over the phone. You don't get excused just because you don't want to go.
Contact Jury services or whoever sent the notice and ask what your options are. But don't expect them to just say no problem, you never have to come.....
Well writ, Mr. C. The policies he describes are generally applicable across the US. Most jurisdictions will provide a postponement to a later date, usually without requiring appearance at the courthouse, but you need to have a workable date in mind.
As for the Grand Jury suggestion....Now beyond the age of serving, in my adult life I was called only once for service on a petit jury, a one day contested DUI in the middle level "County Court at Law". On the other hand, I was the Foreman of 3 Grand Juries over the years, each time a total of 4-6 days in a 2 month term, and a level of cr*p equivalent to OmniPR's worst involving allegations of high crimes and misdeeds, not just by your average lot of regular offenders. About like tattoo removal as a way to pass the day.....