This question is strictly hypothetical, but what happens if I never receive a Jury Duty Summons in the state of CA in the mail? Theerefore, I miss whatever trial/week I was assigned to, because I never received the notification in the first place, through no fault of my own?
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1They use someone who did turn up.– Dale M ♦Aug 20, 2021 at 13:08
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1I think the question is whether you would be punished for failing to appear.– Nate EldredgeAug 20, 2021 at 15:55
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How would you ever know that you were summoned?– ohwillekeSep 19, 2021 at 21:45
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According to my California county's Superior Court, Failure to Appear/Respond to a Jury Summons:
Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 209, any prospective juror who has been summoned for service, and who fails to respond as directed and be excused from attendance, may be found in contempt of court, punishable by fine ($1,500), incarceration (5 days) or both.
There's no other information on the Jury webpages about beyond to call them if you miss the summons date. I suspect that if you did call them, they would just schedule for a new date.
I personally know people who have tossed all their jury summons and nothing has happened to them, but that may not hold true for all California counties.
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I am quite certain that failure to receive a summons, if believed by the court, would be a defense to this sanction. Jan 17, 2022 at 22:12
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@ohwilleke isn't that more or less implicit in "if you did call them, they would just schedule for a new date"?– phoogJan 17, 2022 at 22:17
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1@phoog Your statement goes to common practice and how the law is administered in fact. My comment goes to the case of someone aggressively seeking to punish you despite the fact that this is atypical, and suggesting that they would not prevail in doing so. Jan 17, 2022 at 22:21