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Jury Duty Information & Questionnaire

For purposes of jury service, trials are in session Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Juries may also deliberate on Fridays. The Court generally will take two 15 minute recesses at approximately 10:30 AM and at 3:00 PM. Lunch breaks will normally be from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

California Law states that “Jury Service, unless excused by law, is a responsibility of citizenship. The Court and its staff must employ all necessary and appropriate means to ensure that all qualified citizens fulfill this important civic responsibility.”

Jurors are strongly encouraged to submit requests to defer jury duty or claim a hardship as soon as the information is known to the juror, but in any case not later than 7 days prior to the date to report for jury duty.

Eligibility

All persons are eligible and qualified to serve as jurors, except the following:

  • Persons who are not U.S. citizens.
  • Persons who are under 18 years of age.
  • Persons who do not live in California.
  • Persons who are not residents of the County of Shasta.
  • Persons who have been convicted of malfeasance in office and whose civil rights have not been restored.
  • Persons who have insufficient knowledge of the English Language.
  • Persons who are serving as a trial juror or grand juror in a California court.
  • Persons who are subject to a conservatorship.
  • Persons while they are incarcerated in any prison or jail.
  • Persons who have been convicted of a felony and are currently on parole, post release community supervision, felony probation, or mandated supervision for the conviction of a felony.
  • Persons who are currently required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code based on a felony conviction.

If you meet one of the criteria listed above, please go to the Jury Duty Portal on shasta.courts.ca.gov, click on the eligibility button and provide the requested information. Do not complete the rest of this questionnaire.

Deferrals

Although not considered a legal hardship, there may be other reasons you feel you are unable to serve as a juror at this time. The Court may find good cause to defer your service to a different time. Reasons the Court may consider to defer your service to a different time may include the following:

  • Medical appointments that cannot be rescheduled
  • You are breastfeeding
  • You have essential travel plans for which you made commitments (e.g. purchased tickets, etc.)

If you are requesting to defer your service to a new date, please go to the Jury Duty Portal, click on the postponement button and provide the requested information. Do not complete the rest of this questionnaire.

Jury Questionnaire

Hardships

The following are legally defined hardships that may be a basis for you to be excused from jury service. If you are requesting to be excused, check the box on any item that applies to you, complete the rest of the questionnaire and click the submit button.

If you are not requesting a hardship, you do not need to submit the questionnaire.

  • You have no reasonably available means of public or private transportation to court.
  • Jury service will cause you to bear an "extreme financial burden." In determining financial hardship, the following may be considered:
  • The amount and sources of the prospective juror’s household income.
  • The availability and extent of income reimbursement.
  • The expected length of service, and
  • Whether serving as a juror would compromise your ability to pay for essentials for you and those legally dependent upon you.

Important: At least one hardship listed below needs to be selected.  Please do not submit this form unless you have selected a hardship and have explained the details of the claimed hardship

  • The amount and sources of the prospective juror’s household income.
  • The availability and extent of income reimbursement.
  • The expected length of service, and
  • Whether serving as a juror would compromise your ability to pay for essentials for you and those legally dependent upon you.

YOU ARE DIRECTED TO REPORT FOR JURY DUTY ON THE DATE LISTED ON YOUR SUMMONS UNLESS YOU ARE CONTACTED BY THE COURT AND EXCUSED.

By filling in your name below, and submitting this questionnaire, you are declaring under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the above is true and correct.

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