Zeraph

Yay jury duty... >< so apparently they don't reimburse for taxis or am I wrong? I'm like 5-10 miles away from a bus stop. Am I supposed to walk? Am I wrong? Is there some special clause? I live in Arizona.

Does that not seem messed up for people who live in rural areas without a car?

ObieX

They pay us a whole $5 A DAY for jury duty in my county. They make you go for 3 days or 1 trial.

I wouldn't expect anything except having to bend over and take it.

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Ice|Burn

Is it wrong that I deferred mine to a week when I know the local country court has a day off so their whole schedule is screwed up and I'll get dismissed?

I don't want to kick off an argument, but I just have a problem being a part of a justice system that allows for 12 people to issue a verdict only to have the defendant appeal and get off scott free. I love our way of life, but our justice system is horribly broken. [/soapbox]

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Grasshopper Green

Wow, and I thought the $18 I just got paid was stingy.

Zeraph, does your local court system have a webpage with FAQs? Here in Utah, the court will only reimburse for mileage over 50 miles one way, and will only excuse you due to extreme inconvenience.

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MSD

None of this sounds anything like the rules around here. It's vest to give them a call and confirm everything if you're not sure

Merlocke

extreme inconvenience.... hmmm could get creative with that I suppose. Or... perhaps you could outsource jury duty? that would be one heck of a service!

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telekinetic

I believe that all depends on what county you are in, and what court district you got called for. I got paid $28 for my 4 hours of sitting int the Maricopa County Superior court waiting room playing games on my cell phone waiting to not get picked...that should cover a 5 mile taxi. Incidently, how the heck do you survive in Arizona with no car? It isn't exactly public transportation friendly.

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Zeraph

I have access to a car, jury duty is at 8am though and I share; I get the car nights.

Daniel_

I recently discovered that one of the grounds you can be deemed unacceptable for the jury in Britain is to have a history of depression or mental illness. I found this because a workmate who had a messy divorce 10 years ago was told not to bother to come when he confirmed on a questionnaire that he'd been on Prozac at the time.

It seems that under Health and Safety law, during the trial the court is your employer, and that they have a legal duty of care for your mental welfare, so are not allowed to stress you. Win!

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Wes Mantooth

That's awesome! I'd be willing to bet that upon being called for jury duty suddenly hundreds of thousands of people develop severe depression requiring a daily dose of Prozac!

As to the OP I'd check with my county court system and see how that works, you never know until you ask I suppose.

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