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Requests for excuse are governed by Ohio Revised Code Section 2313.16.
A citizen may not be excused from jury service unless it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Judge be either the juror or another person acquainted with
the facts that one of the following applies:
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The interest of the public will be materially injured by the juror’s attendance. |
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The juror’s spouse or a near relative of the juror or the juror’s spouse has recently died
or is dangerously ill. |
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3. |
The
prospective juror has a mental or physical condition that renders him/her incapable
of performing jury service. (The juror or personal representative
must provide the Court with documentation from a licensed physician verifying that the
condition renders the juror unfit for jury service for up to twenty four months.) |
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4. |
The juror is over seventy five years old
and requests to be excused. |
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The
juror is a cloistered member of a religious organization. |
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The juror is Amish and requests to be excused because of a sincere belief he or she can not pass judgment in a judicial matter. |
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7. |
Jury
service would cause undue or extreme physical or financial
hardship to the juror or a person under the care or supervision of the juror.
“Undue or extreme physical or financial hardship” is limited to the following circumstances: |
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The juror would be required to abandon the personal care or supervision of a person due to the
impossibility of obtaining an appropriate substitute care giver. |
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The juror would incur costs that would have a substantial adverse impact on the payment of
necessary daily living expenses or on those for whom the juror provides the principle means of support. |
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The juror would suffer physical hardship that would result in illness or disease. |
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ALL REQUESTS FOR EXCUSE FROM JURY DUTY MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING
TO THE OFFICE OF THE JURY COMMISSION.
THIS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL AT THE ADDRESS FOR THE JURY
COMMISSION. ALL REQUESTS FOR
AN EXCUSE WILL BE REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
PLEASE BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST AND PROVIDE ALL THE PERTINENT
INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR
SITUATION. (i.e. doctor’s notes, travel vouchers, etc.).
FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE, ATTACH YOUR REQUEST AND DOCUMENTATION AND RETURN THE
QUESTIONNAIRE AS DIRECTED.
YOUR REQUEST FOR POSTPONING JURY DUTY MUST BE MADE AT
LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE DATE SCHEDULED FOR YOUR APPEARANCE.
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