What happens when you miss jury duty?

[no name 1]

omg what did you do??

Did you go to jail?

I had to get my student records & bank statements from London to prove I lived abroad then. It was a huge PITA. Not to mention it cost me one apt out here cuz he thought I had a criminal record(it clearly says what it is for, that landlord was a dipsh*t).

Still a HUGE PAIN.

[Sprailenes 47]

They take their jury duty seriously down here don't they? Wow.

[mawilson 2,133]

He needs to follow it up. I was in a 4 year battle with NY state over a missed jury duty when I lived in ENGLAND. It showed up on my credit report - whicH is the only reason I knew about it!!!!

What devilette said - I actually had a warrant out for my arrest for missing jury duty - I was living in England at the time!

No worries then! Just tell them you're in England.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

They take their jury duty seriously down here don't they? Wow.

Yes, it is one of the very few civic duties we are called upon to do. I served a week back in 2005 and it was actually fun and educational!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

He needs to follow it up. I was in a 4 year battle with NY state over a missed jury duty when I lived in ENGLAND. It showed up on my credit report - whicH is the only reason I knew about it!!!!

What devilette said - I actually had a warrant out for my arrest for missing jury duty - I was living in England at the time!

No worries then! Just tell them you're in England.

Yes - it is easily solved once you learn about it. But if you don't live at the address were the summons is being served any more you don't know it's out there until it comes back and bites you in the a$$.

[Sprailenes 47]

Wow.

Do they give you food? Because I find it very hard my husband would forget if it involved free food.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Wow.

Do they give you food? Because I find it very hard my husband would forget if it involved free food.

No food. But they do pay you some laughably small amount. I forget how much now.

[Sprailenes 47]

Well maybe if they offered a buffet of some sort they wouldn't have to worry about so many people missing out.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Well maybe if they offered a buffet of some sort they wouldn't have to worry about so many people missing out.

[no name 1]

Wow.

Do they give you food? Because I find it very hard my husband would forget if it involved free food.

No food. But they do pay you some laughably small amount. I forget how much now.

My bro got $40 a day & it was a 2 week trial!!!

[sereia 0]

it happened to me (notices sent to an address i no longer lived at and didn't find out about it until much later) and nothing has happened to me as far as i know *knocks on wood*

oh sh*t now they're going to come after me!!!! should i do something about it? years later?

[brnidokiegurl 0]

warrants are usually issued, they may not come after you but if every stopped for anything (traffice, speeding etc) it will show up

[sereia 0]

I've had tickets since then (hehe) and nothing. Maybe here they don't care. Or maybe it will bite me in the ####### later! I wish I could fix it. I would have totally gone. Jury duty could be fun! lol

[no name 1]

warrants are usually issued, they may not come after you but if every stopped for anything (traffice, speeding etc) it will show up

or it shows on a credit report like mine did. AN extensive background check would show it as well.

[sereia 0]

interesting. well i haven't checked my credit reports lately (i need to) but i have had extensive background checks for recent jobs and no one ever mentioned anything. hmmm well i'll finally quit procrastinating and get those reports to find out. if something IS there, can i fix it?