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Sample Exemption Letter For Jury Duty In North Carolina
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Requesting an Excuse means you are asking the court to either permanently excuse you for the entire term of your jury service or to temporarily excuse from a specific portion of your six week term. Some reasons may include: medical factors, age over 70, and residence outside of the Middle District.
A prospective juror may be excused if he/she: Has a physical or mental disability that would prevent him/her from serving. Must provide actual and necessary care for another and alternate arrangements are not feasible. Is unable to read or understand the English language. Over 75 years of age.
Age: Individuals 70 years of age or older who do not wish to serve as a juror, should indicate their date of birth in a letter or on the Age Excuse Form.
Generally, you must contact the clerk of superior court office or the chief district court judge's office if you want to be excused or defer your jury service. You must have a compelling reason why you cannot serve on the assigned date.
A prospective juror may be excused if he/she: Has a physical or mental disability that would prevent him/her from serving. Must provide actual and necessary care for another and alternate arrangements are not feasible. Is unable to read or understand the English language. Over 75 years of age.
Anyone who has a strong opinion that relates to the case will generally receive a dismissal. For example, a potential juror might believe that women are bad drivers. In a case involving a female driver, the defense attorney will request that individual's dismissal from the case.
You should be able to contact the jury management office or the clerk of courts and see if there's a way to postpone or be excused due to hardship cases. If they don't allow that, then you likely will have to wait to see what happens in jury selection and make your case there.
When writing a jury excuse letter, directly state why you cannot serve and how serving would lead to hardship. Valid exemptions include being ill or disabled, being the sole guardian of young children, or being over the age of 70. Include documentation such as a doctor's note or a letter from an employer.
The following people can make a request to avoid jury duty, as long as it's at least five days before jury service, the N.C. Judicial Branch website says: A full-time student at an out of state school. Anyone age 72 years or older. Anyone who has a disability that could interfere with their ability to serve as a juror.
Dear Local Commissioner of Jurors: I am writing to request an excuse from jury duty on the grounds that such jury services would pose an undue hardship on me and an extreme inconvenience to the patients of my dental practice.
