Ignoring jury duty in California, is it dangerous?

[Mr Smiley]

Jury Duty Faq

Will I get paid for jury service?
If you are employed full time, your employer must pay you your regular wages for the first five days of jury service.

I do not work full time but I still got $25 per day for my jury duty.

Also, you will probably waste more time in court if you ditch the summons than if you go.

Edit: Ok maybe it's just a few states that require your employer to pay you.

 

[looker001]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Your cellmate Bubba will love that story, tell it to him as he's sodomizing you.

Please explain to me, what evidence court will have that i received the jury duty notice. Last time i checked, our legal system is still innocent till proven guilty. If that is still the case, the court will need to have some type of evidence beyond of no evidence at all. Notice did not come certified, which would provide court with record that someone received the notice and signed for it.

Please explain to me why you're so braindead as to believe that excuse is going to work. Are you really living in a fantasy world where your mighty brain outsmarted the system because nobody ever though of such a brilliant plan?

Wise up zippy, the laws cover exactly this situation. You have to prove that you DIDN'T get the notice, for things like this it's presumed that you did. Unless you can prove they have the wrong address on file and hence misaddressed the letter you're on the hook.

No the letter wasn't misaddressed. Regarding proving that i didn't get the notice. 3 weeks ago i ordered credit card replacement because i lost it. It still haven't gotten to my house, even do credit card company says they shipped it out. It's possible for mail to get lost and i am sure it happens frequently. I think i am going to call court on Monday to see if they let you out for financial hardship, which what this would be.

 

[looker001]

Originally posted by: Mr Smiley
Jury Duty Faq

Will I get paid for jury service?
If you are employed full time, your employer must pay you your regular wages for the first five days of jury service.

I do not work full time but I still got $25 per day for my jury duty.

Also, you will probably waste more time in court if you ditch the summons than if you go.

In California, we maximum get $15 per day and no, employer is not required to pay for your jury duty at all.

 

[George P Burdell]

Your logic is undeniable. Don't worry about all the other posters, skipping jury duty won't be a problem. :thumbsup:

 

[Kalvin00]

In my county, the website states that if you don't show up, they will reschedule and send another notice (certified perhaps, this time.)

Then they can/will impose a fine/jail time..

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: looker001
I got jury duty notice yesterday. My employer do not pay for jury duty notice and i just came back from vacation. So no vacation days to take. What is danger if any in ignoring jury duty notice? I am from California btw.

Quoted as evidence that you received the notice.

 

[Brovane]

Originally posted by: looker001

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Your cellmate Bubba will love that story, tell it to him as he's sodomizing you.

Please explain to me, what evidence court will have that i received the jury duty notice. Last time i checked, our legal system is still innocent till proven guilty. If that is still the case, the court will need to have some type of evidence beyond of no evidence at all. Notice did not come certified, which would provide court with record that someone received the notice and signed for it.

Please explain to me why you're so braindead as to believe that excuse is going to work. Are you really living in a fantasy world where your mighty brain outsmarted the system because nobody ever though of such a brilliant plan?

Wise up zippy, the laws cover exactly this situation. You have to prove that you DIDN'T get the notice, for things like this it's presumed that you did. Unless you can prove they have the wrong address on file and hence misaddressed the letter you're on the hook.

No the letter wasn't misaddressed. Regarding proving that i didn't get the notice. 3 weeks ago i ordered credit card replacement because i lost it. It still haven't gotten to my house, even do credit card company says they shipped it out. It's possible for mail to get lost and i am sure it happens frequently. I think i am going to call court on Monday to see if they let you out for financial hardship, which what this would be.

Probably nothing will happen especially if you live in a county with a large population. In CA they don't have the manpower to send someone after you.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: looker001
I got jury duty notice yesterday. My employer do not pay for jury duty notice and i just came back from vacation. So no vacation days to take. What is danger if any in ignoring jury duty notice? I am from California btw.

Did it come in certified/registered mail? No? Then you've never received it...

And for all you taking the high and mighty route, how about you do something if you want people to do jury duty? If I'm working hourly (full time student) I will toss any kind of jury duty notice as it will cost me significant amount of money, civic duty or not. Make employers pay for you regular wage for jury duty and maybe you'll get people to show up...

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: halik
Did it come in certified/registered mail? No? Then you've never received it...

You realize he posted here saying he got it right?

Bench Warrant in most states. If you get pulled over, when they run your record, you will be arrested.

 

[zinfamous]

what? you think a blood will gat you or something?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Your job has to give you the time off, so just go to jury duty.

anyhoo, my real response. what he said^

I think it's a federal crime for an employer to withhold you form jury duty. as far as pay, I'm not sure....but I would think that they still have to pay you


don't quote me on that

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

ding ding

OP, please post back in this thread tomorrow for added lulz

 

[episodic]

And I've always wanted to be called. Although my work pays my regular wage while I'm there.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: looker001

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Your cellmate Bubba will love that story, tell it to him as he's sodomizing you.

Please explain to me, what evidence court will have that i received the jury duty notice. Last time i checked, our legal system is still innocent till proven guilty. If that is still the case, the court will need to have some type of evidence beyond of no evidence at all. Notice did not come certified, which would provide court with record that someone received the notice and signed for it.

I find it ironic as hell that you mention the legal system while choosing to ignore your part of it.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Your job has to give you the time off, so just go to jury duty.

anyhoo, my real response. what he said^

I think it's a federal crime for an employer to withhold you form jury duty. as far as pay, I'm not sure....but I would think that they still have to pay you


don't quote me on that

Most companies don't pay you when you're on jury duty, neither can they fire you while you're on jury duty. Now firing you after you're done with jury duty is another story.

 

[nageov3t]

I ignored a summons last year and I'm still here.

had financial reasons for not being able to go, the problem being that they only led you plead financial hardship in person, which I'd have had to take off of work to do, which was the original reason I couldn't attend jury duty in the first place.

I just threw away the letter... no sheriff at my doorstep, no fine in the mail, no warrant for my arrest.

I've never actually heard any first-hand accounts of people getting locked up for ditching jury duty.

 

[episodic]

I would honestly just go in and tell the judge you are a hardship. Bring proof of your obligations, heck I'd bring a cash flow statement, copy of bank accounts, debts, rental agreements, whatever - a note from your employer explaining that they don't pay anything. It seems if you truly have an untenable situation you can prove it and it may be a good chance the court will admire your honesty and dismiss you.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I ignored a summons last year and I'm still here.

had financial reasons for not being able to go, the problem being that they only led you plead financial hardship in person, which I'd have had to take off of work to do, which was the original reason I couldn't attend jury duty in the first place.

I just threw away the letter... no sheriff at my doorstep, no fine in the mail, no warrant for my arrest.

I've never actually heard any first-hand accounts of people getting locked up for ditching jury duty.

Have you had to renew your auto registration/drivers license or have to go to a state office for anything?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: loki8481
I ignored a summons last year and I'm still here.

had financial reasons for not being able to go, the problem being that they only led you plead financial hardship in person, which I'd have had to take off of work to do, which was the original reason I couldn't attend jury duty in the first place.

I just threw away the letter... no sheriff at my doorstep, no fine in the mail, no warrant for my arrest.

I've never actually heard any first-hand accounts of people getting locked up for ditching jury duty.

Have you had to renew your auto registration/drivers license or have to go to a state office for anything?

since skipping JD, I've renewed my car registration, renewed my license, and was pulled over by a cop a couple months ago who ran my license (gave me a "warning" for going 37 in a 35, lol).

edit: not that I'm advocating skipping... I was in unique circumstances and wouldn't do it again unless I absolutely had to.

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.saccourt.com/jury/general/general.asp#4

"What If A Juror Does Not Report as Instructed
Every resident of Sacramento County who is qualified to serve and who does not have a legal hardship or excuse must appear for jury service when summoned. Willful failure to appear is contempt of court. Contempt of court is punishable by fine of up to $1500.00 and/or five days in the county jail."

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/calba.../Serving-on-a-Jury.pdf

"If I receive a summons for jury
duty, do I have to respond?
Yes. For the system to work, citizens must
respond when summoned for jury service. Even if
you may not qualify for service, you must respond
to the summons. If you do not, you could be held in
contempt of court and be fined and/or sent to jail.
If you cannot serve on the summons date,
however, you may ask for one postponement to a
more convenient time. (Read the summons from
your particular court to find out how to respond in
your county.)"

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jury/basics.htm#excuse

"Failure to Appear
If you are qualified and you have not been excused or had your service postponed, you must report for jury service. You may only have to call on the phone or check a Web site to find out if you should report for jury service. Any person who fails to respond may be fined up to $1,500. Jail time in addition to the fine is also possible. Carefully follow the instructions on the summons and contact the court if you need help."


Don't bullshit yourself by thinking they won't do anything. The judges take this very serious, and are prone to issue bench warrants for those who fail to appear.
This past March, I had to spend a couple of days doing court reports for my Business Law class.
Twice during those 2 days, the judge issued bench warrants for people who didn't appear and hadn't called in to postpone their duty.
In one case, this was the 2nd time the personhad skipped jury duty, and the judge ordered the Bailiff to call the Sheriff's office (the bailiff's are Sheriff's deputies) and have a car sent to pick up the missing juror.
I don't know if they ever found him or not, but I certainly wouldn't want to be that fellow.
Skipping jury duty is considered to be contempt of court...

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: looker001

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Your cellmate Bubba will love that story, tell it to him as he's sodomizing you.

Please explain to me, what evidence court will have that i received the jury duty notice. Last time i checked, our legal system is still innocent till proven guilty. If that is still the case, the court will need to have some type of evidence beyond of no evidence at all. Notice did not come certified, which would provide court with record that someone received the notice and signed for it.

what is the date and time of this court date? I would love to attend for the lulz factor alone.

I will spare no expense to witness this, btw.

 

[Tobolo]

Originally posted by: looker001
Thank you for everyone reply. After goggling, and reading everyone replys i am confident that nothing will happen to me. It appears that unless jury duty notice is certified(this one wasn't), i can ignore it being that court has no evidence of me ever receiving it.

LOL good luck with that. everytime i've had it they do a roll call and then they contact the deputy for the courthouse. About 30 min later, everyone that did not show up was escorted in by a deputy.

 

[Anonemous]

Nothing will happen to you, I know a few people who throw it away. I've been summoned a couple times and I've gone in and done my service. There are usually enough people who show up that they can select juries from.

 

[Blayze]

I've only had to go once. I was paid $12 to sit in a room and watch soap operas all day (I wasn't called to be on a jury that day).

It was long and boring, but its something I had to do. Your job has to give you the time off for jury duty.

 

[nageov3t]

Your job has to give you the time off for jury duty.

but they don't have to pay you if you're not salaried.

in NJ, the money you get for jury duty doesn't even cover the cost of parking by the courthouse.