Get Flathead County Jury Duty

Jurors who believe that they should be excused from jury service because their service would cause undue hardship or extreme inconvenience or because their service would have a negative impact on the public must make a request for excuse in writing.

If you have received notice for Jury Duty and are not able to participate, please complete the AFFIDAVIT TO CLAIM EXCUSE FOR JURY DUTY form (with notary) and submit it to the court. The Jury Excusal Form is also available at the Court window.

Jurors who believe that they should be excused from jury service because their service would cause undue hardship or extreme inconvenience or because their service would have a negative impact on the public must make a request for excuse in writing.

Excuse from Service You have no means of transportation. You would have to travel an excessive distance to the courthouse. You have a physical or mental impairment. You provide care for a dependent and cannot afford to have someone cover for you. Serving would be an extreme financial burden.

If you have received notice for Jury Duty and are not able to participate, please complete the AFFIDAVIT TO CLAIM EXCUSE FOR JURY DUTY form (with notary) and submit it to the court. The Jury Excusal Form is also available at the Court window.

Failure to comply with a summons for Jury duty may result in being held in contempt of Court pursuant to 3-15-321: Any juror summoned who willfully and without reasonable excuse fails to attend may be attached and compelled to attend.

Excuse from Service You have no means of transportation. You would have to travel an excessive distance to the courthouse. You have a physical or mental impairment. You provide care for a dependent and cannot afford to have someone cover for you. Serving would be an extreme financial burden.

Will I be paid for jury service? Current Montana law sets the compensation level for jurors at $12 plus $0.555 for mileage. If you are selected to hear the case you will be paid an additional $13.

Failure to comply with a summons for Jury duty may result in being held in contempt of Court pursuant to 3-15-321: Any juror summoned who willfully and without reasonable excuse fails to attend may be attached and compelled to attend.

Current Montana law sets the compensation level for jurors at $12 plus $0.555 for mileage. If you are selected to hear the case you will be paid an additional $13.

Will I be paid for jury service? Current Montana law sets the compensation level for jurors at $12 plus $0.555 for mileage. If you are selected to hear the case you will be paid an additional $13.

Generally one is entitled to be excused from jury duty if he or she faces a personal hardship, business hardship, or has served on a jury in this court in the last two years. Further, a potential juror who is 65 years of age or older, may choose to be exempt from jury service.

Current Montana law sets the compensation level for jurors at $12 plus $0.555 for mileage. If you are selected to hear the case you will be paid an additional $13.

A. Employers are not required by law to compensate employees while they serve on a jury, but many do. These employers recognize that without juries our legal system will come to a halt and that financial hardship may discourage employees from fulfilling their civic duty.

Generally one is entitled to be excused from jury duty if he or she faces a personal hardship, business hardship, or has served on a jury in this court in the last two years. Further, a potential juror who is 65 years of age or older, may choose to be exempt from jury service.

If an individual summoned for Jury Service wishes to be temporarily or permanently excused from service, the individual summoned must write a letter to the Court explaining the reasons for such a request. Additional materials which are relevant to the request may be attached to this letter.

A. Employers are not required by law to compensate employees while they serve on a jury, but many do. These employers recognize that without juries our legal system will come to a halt and that financial hardship may discourage employees from fulfilling their civic duty.

If you are selected to serve on a jury, you will be provided with the trial date, and must return to serve on the jury for the duration of the trial and deliberations. If you were not selected to serve on any jury during the voir dire process, you can go home, and your Montana jury duty obligations are complete.

If an individual summoned for Jury Service wishes to be temporarily or permanently excused from service, the individual summoned must write a letter to the Court explaining the reasons for such a request. Additional materials which are relevant to the request may be attached to this letter.

Montana has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for military, elected official, student, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in MT.

If you are selected to serve on a jury, you will be provided with the trial date, and must return to serve on the jury for the duration of the trial and deliberations. If you were not selected to serve on any jury during the voir dire process, you can go home, and your Montana jury duty obligations are complete.

Jurors who believe that they should be excused from jury service because their service would cause undue hardship or extreme inconvenience or because their service would have a negative impact on the public must make a request for excuse in writing.

Montana has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for military, elected official, student, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in MT.

Jurors who believe that they should be excused from jury service because their service would cause undue hardship or extreme inconvenience or because their service would have a negative impact on the public must make a request for excuse in writing.