Pay For Jury Duty In Chicago
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Answer. You can ask to be excused for "undue hardship." Whether you will be excused is up to your local county board, jury commission, or jury administrator. Sometimes you need prior approval of the chief judge of the relevant judicial circuit. Just wanting to "get out" of jury duty won't work.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois For this reason, jurors are encouraged to bring a book or other forms of reading materials with them to the jury assembly room. Cellular phones, pagers, and computers are allowed in the jury assembly room but are not permitted in the courtroom.
Casual business attire is most appropriate. T-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, jeans and sneakers are discouraged. Uniforms are not acceptable. Extremes in dress may cause you to be sent home to change.
To be unqualified or ineligible to serve jury duty under Illinois Law. Examples include: Juror deceased, Not a U.S. Citizen, Not a resident of Lake County, Permanent Medical disability, Under 18 years of ages. To exempt or excuse from service due to current status.
Jurors should dress comfortably, but properly for a courthouse. Shorts, mini-skirts, tank tops and halters are NOT permitted. If you report wearing any of these items, you will be asked to return home, at your own expense, to change into more suitable attire.
What is acceptable attire for jury service? “Business casual” is considered the appropriate way to dress for jury service. Nice jeans are also allowed. Shorts, uniforms, tank tops, flip flops, holes in any clothing is not allowed.
Examples include: Full-Time Student, Care Giver, Child Care, Temporary Medical Condition, Scheduled Vacation, or Work Schedule conflict.
Jurors who fail to show adequate cause for their absence from jury duty may be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more than three days, ordered to perform community service, or any combination thereof.
