Our justice system depends heavily on jury duty. If you are contacted about jury duty, you\u2019re expected to attend and uphold your civic responsibilities.<\/p>\n
First, it is important to understand that even though you have been contacted about jury duty and are expected to serve, there are some exceptions. The court will excuse you for valid health concerns<\/em> as well as a few other reasons. That doesn\u2019t mean that because you\u2019re in ill health, you don\u2019t have to respond to the summons. You will have to contact the court and discuss how to go about proving your concerns and validating them before you\u2019re excused.<\/p>\n While illness is the most common reason for a person to be excused from jury duty, it\u2019s not the only reason. Other valid reasons include the following:<\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t able to be excused from your jury duty summons<\/em>, you are expected to show up at the courthouse<\/a> at the appointed time and date. The first time you fail to appear, you\u2019ll receive a postcard from the court giving you a second chance. If you ignore that second postcard, you\u2019ll be charged with contempt of court.<\/p>\n Getting charged with contempt of court for missing jury duty is not a laughing matter. This is a criminal charge. You will have to appear before a judge who will decide how you\u2019re failure to honor your jury duty obligations will be handled. They could order you to spend a few days in jail, do community service<\/a>, or even fine you up to $1,500.<\/p>\n If, for some reason, you\u2019re unable to honor a jury duty<\/em> summons in California<\/em>, you are allowed to postpone your jury duty. This isn\u2019t an indefinite postponement. You\u2019re only allowed to ask for two jury duty<\/a> postponements during a 12-month period. <\/p>\n When all is said and done, it\u2019s in your best interest to handle the jury summons as soon as you receive it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our justice system depends heavily on jury duty. If you are contacted about jury duty, you\u2019re expected to attend and uphold your civic responsibilities. First, it is important to understand that even though you have been contacted about jury duty and are expected to serve, there are some exceptions. The court will excuse you for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,33,43,31,32],"tags":[1411,198,1419,1409,1421,1286,1413,1422,1420,1418,1414],"class_list":["post-1954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bakersfield-ca","category-fresno-ca","category-lancaster-ca","category-palmdale-ca","category-santa-clarita-ca","tag-bail-bonds-company-near-me","tag-bail-bonds-near-me","tag-bail-bondsman-palmdale-ca","tag-bondsman-near-me","tag-community-service","tag-criminal-charges","tag-how-do-bail-bonds-work","tag-jury-duty","tag-palmdale-bail-bondsman","tag-posting-bail-in-palmdale-ca","tag-zero-down-bail-bonds-near-me"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n