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poppopc · 07-20-2015, 05:02 PM

DW. Just got a jury summons. We fulltime. No S&B. Use our daughters address for our mail. We are back in our address area for 2-3 weeks 4 times a year. We are currently in Ennis, Mt. For a month. Now what?

palehorse89 · 07-20-2015, 05:05 PM

Just call them John and explain you position in life at the present time.........I am sure they will excuse you.........

Speedjester · 07-20-2015, 05:14 PM

Explain your situation.. And ask them if you can do a walk in... ( on a walk in all you need to do is walk into any court house in your county within a year and tell them your available to sit..).. Most of the time they have enough and your all set..good luck

MisterT · 07-20-2015, 05:23 PM

this happened to us just the other day...
finally picked up the mail after several months- got all 3 notices(Summons notice, Notice that I had not phoned in, and Second Notice of same) - all this well after the Jury date had come and gone.
I emailed them our situation and said that while we owned land in the area, it was leased out longterm, and we do not reside in the area any longer.

F4Gary · 07-20-2015, 05:28 PM

Why should you get out of jury duty anymore than the rest of us?

UFO Pilot · 07-20-2015, 05:34 PM

In California you can get a permanent exemption if you are over 70. I don't know if other States have age exemptions.

palehorse89 · 07-20-2015, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by F4Gary

Why should you get out of jury duty anymore than the rest of us?

Re-read post #1

Full time living on the road is one reason..........

Mike and Cha · 07-20-2015, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by palehorse89

Re-read post #1

Full time living on the road is one reason..........

There are only a few reasons you can be excused from jury duty and being a "Full time living on the road" isn't one of them. Being a full timer doesn't relieve a person from their civic duties. If that were the case a lot more people would claim that reason once they found out about it. There are many reasons one must have a "resident" address and this is one of them. I would guess you would have to contact the Court, see what day you are to appear, and Camp out within driving distance of the Court and make your appearance like everyone else. Chances are they don't use you and you can soon resume your travels.

palehorse89 · 07-20-2015, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike and Cha

There are only a few reasons you can be excused from jury duty and being a "Full time living on the road" isn't one of them. Being a full timer doesn't relieve a person from their civic duties. If that were the case a lot more people would claim that reason once they found out about it. There are many reasons one must have a "resident" address and this is one of them. I would guess you would have to contact the Court, see what day you are to appear, and Camp out within driving distance of the Court and make your appearance like everyone else. Chances are they don't use you and you can soon resume your travels.

I do not agree Mike........Juror Qualifications | United States Courts
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The Jury Act also allows courts to excuse a juror from service at the time he or she is summoned on the grounds of "undue hardship or extreme inconvenience."

Mike and Cha · 07-20-2015, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by palehorse89

I do not agree Mike........Juror Qualifications | United States Courts
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The Jury Act also allows courts to excuse a juror from service at the time he or she is summoned on the grounds of "undue hardship or extreme inconvenience."

Look on the back of the notice, the reasons for dismissal are listed. The hardships are normally due to caring for others, or loss of wages that would create the "extreme inconvenience". Being out on the road enjoying a life style is not an excuse from civic duty, or an "extreme inconvenience". In reality most people never want to go to jury duty and even if you live in a house it's an inconvenience.

They may grant an extension if they are "out of town" but they would still require them to appear at a later date. Either way trying to get out of Jury Duty just because you are a full timer is just making excuses, and according to your example stretching the truth. Every Citizen is subject to being called to jury, and being a full timer is not an excuse for dismissal.

palehorse89 · 07-20-2015, 06:19 PM

To be legally qualified for jury service, an individual must:

be a United States citizen;
be at least 18 years of age;
reside primarily in the judicial district for one year;
be adequately proficient in English to satisfactorily complete the juror qualification form;
have no disqualifying mental or physical condition;
not currently be subject to felony charges punishable by imprisonment for more than one year; and
never have been convicted of a felony (unless civil rights have been legally restored)

The OP does not meet this qualification........high lighted above........
I also agree with the duty thing, but not when I have to drive thousands of miles and cost a lot of money out of my pocket to do it.

To the OP , call the Clerk at the Court house and talk to them.

Mike and Cha · 07-20-2015, 06:26 PM

Again just an excuse that is stretching the truth and making your own interpretation of the law. This makes all full timers/ Rv'rs look like they are trying to skirt the system. That's why you have a "residence" on record, ie where you register your vehicle / where you pay your taxes, mailing address ect, you have to list somewhere and that is what the courts will rely on. All they need to do is contact the court and arrange for another date if they are unable to show due to traveling. Eventually they should have to serve just like everyone else.

UFO Pilot · 07-20-2015, 06:41 PM

The last person I would want on "my" jury is someone who doesn't want to be there and was forced to be there.

Mike and Cha · 07-20-2015, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by UFO Pilot

The last person I would want on "my" jury is someone who doesn't want to be there and was forced to be there.

Well that would be the majority of the people on any jury, and most are "forced"(if that's what you want to call it). People go because they respect their Civic responsibilities, and appreciate the fact they live in a Free Country that has rights. Most don't really want to be there, and wouldn't just show up unless they were served with a summons. Having worked in and retired from the profession, it is those people who accept their responsibilities that make the system work.