Pay For Jury Duty Ontario In Pima
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Your employer must let you have time off to serve as a juror. The time you miss cannot impact your seniority rights or vacation time. When you get back to work after serving, you're entitled to a position equivalent to or higher than the one you had when you left.
Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service Medical reasons. Public necessity. Undue hardship. Dependent care. Student Status. Military conflict. Other reason deemed sufficient by the court.
Excuses Possible Grounds for Excuses ✔ The person has a mental or physical condition that causes them to be incapable of performing jury service ✔ ✔ Jury service would substantially and materially affect the public interest, adversely ✔ ✔ The person does not understand English ✔2 more rows
Those chosen are then sent a letter in the mail (called a jury summons), which gives the time and place to appear. Under section 38(3) the Ontario Juries Act, failure to return the questionnaire, or providing false information, are offences punishable by a fine of up-to $5,000 and/or up-to six months in jail.
Juror hours are AM to PM unless otherwise informed by court personnel. Please plan to stay the entire day!
