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Jury Trial Demand Form With Decimals In Contra Costa
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You must inform the court that you are not able to serve. Requests to be excused must be in writing and submitted to the Office of the Jury Commissioner prior to the prospective juror's service date.
Reasons you may be excused from jury service include: You have no means of transportation. You would have to travel an excessive distance to the courthouse. You have a physical or mental impairment. You provide care for a dependent and cannot afford to have someone cover for you.
What are some of the best excuses people have used when they didn't want to show up for jury duty? You are not fluent in English. You are disabled, evidenced by a physician's attestation. You are hospitalized, again evidenced by a physician's attestation.
If you are requesting to be excused because of business, employment, or financial hardship, you must request this in writing immediately upon receipt of your summons and return your letter with the completed information form located at the lower portion of your summons, in the reply envelope provided.
Go online to request to be disqualified from jury service. Use your Juror ID Number, found in the upper right corner of your summons, and your date of birth to access the system. Select the option on the left to Request to be Disqualified from Jury Service.
You must inform the court that you are not able to serve. Requests to be excused must be in writing and submitted to the Office of the Jury Commissioner prior to the prospective juror's service date.
What If A Juror Does Not Report as Instructed? Every resident of Contra Costa County who is qualified to serve must appear for jury service when summoned. Willful failure to appear is contempt of court. Contempt of court is punishable by fine or possible county jail time.
In the United States, criminal defendants who face serious felony charges are almost always afforded the right to a trial by a 12-member jury. A few states, however, allow these trials to proceed before six-member juries, even when a defendant faces a mandatory life sentence.
What If A Juror Does Not Report as Instructed? Every resident of Contra Costa County who is qualified to serve must appear for jury service when summoned. Willful failure to appear is contempt of court. Contempt of court is punishable by fine or possible county jail time.
Unanimous 12 Person Jury Required For criminal charges, both misdemeanors and felonies, California requires a unanimous 12 person jury to render a verdict of “guilty” or “not guilty.” If even just one of the 12 jurors disagrees with the other 11 after careful consideration of the evidence, this results in a hung jury.
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To sign up Jury SMS text messages, please text your badge number to and follow the prompts. Use Notes for Courts.View your Jury Duty Status and Reporting Instructions online. You can also call either 1- or 1- for the same information. All trials must be in the district court. Check your status, upload documents, send a request to the jury clerk to be rescheduled or excused, update your address.