Sec 21-332. Jurors' term of service; exemption  


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  • A. A person's jury service obligation is fulfilled when the person does any of the following:

    1. Serves on one trial until being excused or discharged.

    2. Appears at court but is not assigned to a trial division for selection of a jury before the end of that day.

    3. Is assigned on one day to one or more trial divisions for jury selection and serves through the completion of jury selection or is excused.

    4. Complies with a request to telephone a court or check a court's web site to determine whether to report on a particular day, for four days within a thirty day period.

    5. Provides the court with a valid telephone number and stands ready to serve on the same day, for a period of two days.

    B. A presiding judge of a county superior court, in coordination with the jury commissioner, may apply to the supreme court for an exemption for the county from this section for a specified period of time, not to exceed one year.