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If you don't respond to your jury summons and miss your jury duty date, you're considered a delinquent juror. The Office of Jury Commissioner (OJC) will take various steps to try to reach you. You should respond to these notices as early on in the process as possible to resolve your delinquency.

The telephone system will not work for you unless you have returned your juror qualification questionnaire and it has been entered into the database. Please call the automated phone system: 1-800-882-1249 and enter your nine digit participant number after PM on the Friday prior to your reporting date.

You can also confirm your service or request assistance by calling our Juror Helpline at 1-800-THE-JURY (1-800-843-5879, accessible within Massachusetts only) or (617) 338-6409 (out-of-state).

Upon a finding by the court that a juror will not appear to perform or complete juror service or in response to the court's order, the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the juror or may take such other appropriate actions as are likely to compel the juror to appear before the court.

There are no occupational exemptions from jury service. Everyone is eligible, including the self-employed. Only a judge can excuse you from service for hardship. If you are seeking to be excused for hardship, you must report to the courthouse on your scheduled date of service and speak with a judge.

Getting paid for jury duty If you work in Massachusetts as a full-time, part-time, temporary, or casual employee, your employer must pay you your regular wages for any work missed for the first 3 days of your service. After the third day, the state may compensate jurors at the rate of $50 per day. This pay is taxable.