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Any request for excusal or postponement of your jury service must be in writing by mail or email (link sends e-mail), and be submitted no later than 5 days before your reporting date. Please include your name and participant number on all submitted documents.
The burden is widely distributed, and no person is eligible to serve more than once every three (3) years.
If you are requesting an excusal or postponement for medical reasons, please have your doctor complete the Physician's Statement for Medical Excuse (link is external) form. The Jury Office will notify you by mail or email within 7-10 days after the Court has reviewed your request to be excused or postponed.
The right to trial by jury is a fundamental princip of our democracy and is guaranteed by both the United States Constitution and the Rhode Island Constitution. Jury service is not only a duty and privilege of citizenship, it is essential to our system of justice.
While this can result in a maximum $20 fine, it is possible a potential juror could be issued a bench warrant for contempt of court, which can lead to a jail sentence if a police officer pulls you over for a minor traffic offense.
How often must I serve jury duty? Under Federal law, a person cannot be required to serve jury duty more often than once every two (2) years.
Each juror is expected to serve for a period of two weeks, or 10 actual trial days. If a case upon which a juror is selected, however, requires more than two weeks for trial, the jurors must remain until such case is completed.