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Discharge Of Jury In Alameda
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Alameda
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You may request to be postponed or excused for hardship by logging on to our JPORTAL website. If your request is not allowed on JPortal, you may need to contact the jury services office for further assistance by emailing jury@alamedaurts.ca or by calling: (510) 879-3079.
If your group number is in the table below, and you did not report as directed, you will receive a failure to appear, and your jury service will automatically be rescheduled in approximately 5 months.
If you face an undue hardship, you may be able to be excused from jury service or postpone service. Reasons you may be excused from jury service include: You have no means of transportation. You would have to travel an excessive distance to the courthouse.
Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 209, any prospective juror who has been summoned for service, and who fails to respond as directed and be excused from attendance, may be found in contempt of court, punishable by fine ($1,500), incarceration (5 days) or both.
“If you continue to not go to jury duty, you can be held in contempt of court,” ing to Shouse California Law Group. This could result in a fine of up to $1,500, up to five days of jail time, or even both, the Southern California law firm said on its website.
All requests to be excused from jury service that are granted for undue hardship must be put in writing by the prospective juror, reduced to writing, or placed on the court's record.
Jury Service is mandatory and prospective jurors' names are obtained from voter registration, DMV records, and the franchise tax board. Service may be required as often as once per year and can be from one day to the length of one trial, starting at a.m. and ending at p.m. Business casual attire is suggested.