Tennessee Jury Duty Policy
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While jury duty is a civic requirement for all eligible citizens in Tennessee, the state restricts how often you can be summoned for jury duty in order to ensure a fresh jury pool and prevent undue hardship by being summoned too frequently.
If you've had a criminal conviction it may mean that you are not allowed to serve on a jury. Not all convictions count, but periods of imprisonment, a suspended sentence of imprisonment or probation can exclude you.
If an employee attends jury service, the employer may choose: to pay the employee in full during the absence on jury service; to pay the employee to a limited extent, for example full pay for a certain number of days' jury service; to pay the difference between the court allowance and the employee's normal wages; or.
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're aged 65 or over, permanently disabled or have a chronic illness, you can request to be permanently excused when you respond to your jury summons. The court will send you a letter of permanent excusal.
Tennessee has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for elected official, student, breastfeeding, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in TN.
In Tennessee, your employer is not only required to give you leave for jury duty, but they are required to pay you your normal wages for all working hours spent at jury selection or jury duty. This is a rare guarantee, as most states only require that employees be provided with unpaid leave for serving on a jury.
Under Tennessee law, employers must pay their employees usual compensation for time spent serving and traveling to and from jury service. The employer has the discretion to deduct any juror fee or expense payment received from the court (TN Stat. Sec. 22-4-106(b)).
