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False Jury Format In Franklin
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Franklin
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People who are non-citizens, under eighteen or have a permanent medical condition. Those who wish to be excused for a medical condition must provide a letter from their doctor. People who have pled guilty or been convicted of any felony offense, perjury or subornation of perjury are also exempt.
If an employer employs less than five (5) people on a regular basis or if the juror has been employed by an employer on a temporary basis for less than six (6) months, the employer is not required to compensate the juror during the period of jury service pursuant to this section.
If you do not complete the questionnaire online, do not appear for Jury Qualification or your scheduled jury service, your appearance before a court will be mandatory. You will be required to show cause for your failure to appear and/or be held in contempt of court.
Report to the judge's bailiff or Jury Manager any improper behavior by a fellow juror. Jurors on a case should refrain from discussing any subject - even if it is not related to the matter being tried - with any lawyer, witness, or party in the case. Such contact may make a new trial necessary.
By law, the courts will excuse from jury duty anyone with a mental or physical condition that would keep them from serving as a juror. There is not an exemption based on age, but you may request to be excused if you have a hardship that would make it difficult to serve.
Jurors who lie to get on a jury can be charged with such offenses as contempt of court and obstruction of justice. Background checks are increasingly being used to catch jurors who lie about their criminal records.
Failure to complete and return a jury questionnaire, providing false information on the questionnaire, or using vulgar or profane language in response to a jury questionnaire subjects a citizen to show cause proceeding for contempt of court.
You can be fined up to $1,000 if you fail to respond to a summons for jury duty.
If you have been convicted of a felony when the conviction has not been set aside or a pardon issued. If you are a judge, clerk of a district court, a sheriff, or a jailer. If your spouse has been summoned for the same jury panel. If you or your spouse have a pending jury trial in any court.
Failure to complete and return a jury questionnaire, providing false information on the questionnaire, or using vulgar or profane language in response to a jury questionnaire subjects a citizen to show cause proceeding for contempt of court.
