I used to live in NYC but now I live in Orlando. I was called for jury duty when I was in New York and I posponed it. What I need to know to notify them that I do not live there? I can not afford to travel there for jury duty. Can I excuse myself from it?
2006-09-28 03:14:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You may find it difficult to convince them of that: I have not lived in NYC but I have a mail drop there. I wrote them politely each time I got a letter, one more persistent than the last, each ignoring my own response. (Their rules call for proof, and an out-of-state driving license isn't proof.)
Finally I just wrote "return to sender" on one of their letters and dropped it in a pillar box in London and they haven't bothered me since.
2006-09-28 03:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your name was chosen in a pool of names (perhaps from voter registration, drivers license, etc.) I'm sure it's the same in each borough but I'll give it from a Bronx perspective. When you report to jury duty, they will take the notice that you've received and take the little slip. That slip will be placed in a "wheel" as they pick names out of it for potential jury. So as you hand in your jury notice, you'll be sitting......perhaps for quite awhile so definitely bring a book or a newspaper (I don't believe they allow cell phones in the jury holding room.) If your name is called, you will line up with a bunch of other potential jurors to go into a courtroom. Once in the courtroom you will then be given the particulars of a case by a judge, to which the prosecuting attorney and the defendant's attorney will be there along with the defendant. You will then go through what is known as a "voir dire", which is where the defending attorney and the prosecuting attorney do a "question and answer" to each potential juror to see if you're what they may be looking for. After the process is done, if your name has been chosen...you've been selected for jury. If not, then you go back to the jury pool. If you were not selected, it doesn't mean that you weren't a good juror, just maybe not right for this case. Your name could come up again. But usually after 2 or 3 days, if your name isn't called again, your "service" is done and you still get paid $40 per day (some companies let you keep the money...but some of them want to get the "check" especially if you're getting paid the days that you are out for duty)
2016-03-18 02:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are no longer a resident of New York City you no longer have an obligation to appear for jury duty. You should send a letter to the Commissioner of Jurors in the county from which you received the summons, with some proof of your new address (drivers license, utility bill, etc.) They won't acknowledge receipt in all likelihood, but you won't have a problem...
2006-09-28 04:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you need to register as a voter in the state of Florida. After you get proof of your status in Florida, send a copy of that to the NY Board of Elections stating that you are now a resident of Florida and therefore no longer eligible to serve as a juror in NYC.
2006-09-28 07:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just send them some xewrosx of an envelope or your new drivers ir ID license that shows a new Florida residence. That will suffuce.
2006-09-28 03:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send the voters registration people in NewYork a sworn statemnet showing you live in Florida and they will change the lury registry then send a copy of the letter to the court attached to the summons and keep a copy of both for yourself.
2006-09-28 03:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just call them. If you've officially changed your residence you CAN'T serve as a juror in New York.
2006-09-28 03:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes of course you can. I had this experience several years ago when I moved to the mid-west from California. Just contact them to let them know that you are no longer a NY resident. There should be an option on the notification they gave you.
2006-09-28 03:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by GrnApl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you changed your place of legal residence, the most you should have to do is write a postcard to the court notifying them you are no longer in New York
2006-09-28 03:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a county thing, not a state or city thing but somewhere on your summons is a telephone number to call. Call them up and explain your situation. No big deal.
2006-09-28 03:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by Zelda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋