UCLA Procedure 2.210 - Jury Duty (2024)

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UCLA Procedure 2.210 - Jury Duty? ›

If a non-exempt employee is asked to work additional hours after serving on jury duty, the employee will receive pay for hours worked, including overtime when required by law. An employee who serves on required jury duty on a University holiday is eligible for holiday pay, but does not receive an alternate day off.

1. A full-time career employee shall be granted leave with pay for actual time spent on jury service and in related travel, not to exceed the employee's scheduled number of hours of work.

If your deferred jury duty begins during your off-track or vacation time but then inadvertently extends into your on-track time, the District will pay you for up to 20 working days (not including buy-back days). Any jury fees you receive while on District-paid status must be submitted to the District.

The process for requesting a permanent medical excuse from jury service is as follows: (1) An applicant must submit to the jury commissioner a written request for permanent medical excuse with a supporting letter, memo, or note from a treating health care provider.

What about school? Students are not exempt from jury duty. You may request a postponement of your service to the next school break.

Employees are required to report back to work as soon as possible after being released from jury duty, unless there are less than two (2) hours remaining in their scheduled workday – in which case, they should report to work on their next scheduled workday.

California law does not require employers to pay employees during jury service, according to the California Courts website. However, some employers do have jury-leave policies that provide workers with pay for the time they are at court.

A contractor shall have and adhere to a written policy that provides that its employees shall receive from the contractor, on an annual basis, no less than five days of regular pay for actual jury service.

Juror Per Diems

California provides jurors with $15 every day starting on the second day of service, except employees of governmental entities who receive full pay and benefits from their employers while on jury service.

Los Angeles Superior Court has a "One Trial" term of service. This means that you are placed on call for no more than 5 days and can be asked to report for jury service on one of those days.

What is the best excuse to miss jury duty? ›

If you are 70 years of age or older, the California Rules of Court allow you to be excused due to a medical condition without a doctor's note. You must inform the court that you are not able to serve either by calling the Jury Commissioner at (530) 251-8228 or by submitting form LSC-JUR-101 to the court.

If you do not go to jury duty when summoned, the judge will typically issue you a second summons. If you continue to not go to jury duty, you can be held in contempt of court. Contempt of court can carry a fine or even jail time.

Important Message from the Jury Commissioner's Office

Stay Home if you are Sick - If you are scheduled for jury service and are ill, please contact the Jury Office at (916) 874-7775 or by requesting a postponement or excuse from jury service online.

Reporting instructions

Any jurors not needed during their service week will be excused. Reporting jurors are encouraged to bring their own bottled water, as coffee and tea will not be provided in the Jury Assembly Rooms and Jury Deliberation Rooms.

Each of the federal district courts has its own rules about jury service. Many federal courts offer excuses from service, on individual request, to designated groups, including people over age 70.

California provides jurors with $15 every day starting on the second day of service, except employees of governmental entities who receive full pay and benefits from their employers while on jury service. Because governmental employers already pay these jurors, the courts do not pay them an additional daily fee.

Jury Duty and Grand Jury Duty

Non-exempt career employees on any shift or work schedule may take administrative leave with pay for actual time spent on jury duty and in related travel, not to exceed the pay for the employee's normal work day, and the employee's normal work week.

A: At least one party demanding a jury on each side of a civil case must pay a non-refundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), unless the fee has been paid by another party on the same side of the case. (Code Civ. Proc., § 631(b).) ).)

The County of Los Angeles allows its permanent, full-time employees unlimited jury service at their regular pay. Unfortunately, many businesses do not offer or are reducing or even eliminating compensation to employees who serve on juries.