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Minnesota - List of Jury Duty Excuses
Minnesota - List of Jury Duty Excuses
Minnesota - Getting Excused From Jury Duty
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| Jury Duty Excuses Chart For Minnesota
| Situation | Jury Duty |
|---|---|
| Military |  |
| Elected Official | |
| Student | |
| Breastfeeding Mother | |
| Police | |
| Medical Worker | |
| Firefighter | |
| Disablity |  |
While jury duty is a civic requirement for all eligible citizens in Minnesota, there are a number of excuses that can be used to legally get out of being required to report for jury selection or jury duty, or receive a deferral.
Minnesota has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for military, elected official, student, breastfeeding, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in MN.
Generally, if you qualify for one of the statutory excuses, you can respond to your jury duty summons letter with an excuse note containing proof of your excuse, and you will not have to report for jury selection.
| Minnesota Jury Duty Age Limit Excuse
Minnesota has a statutory exemption that allows individuals over a certain age to request exemption from jury duty. A prospective juror who is 70 years of age or older can be excused without providing evidence of an inability to serve. Alternatively, they can choose to serve.
| Minnesota Student Jury Duty Excuse
Students in Minnesota may postpone their jury duty service to their next school break.
| Minnesota Disablity Jury Duty Excuse
A person in Minnesota claiming disability may be required to submit a physician's note as to why the disability does not let them render satisfactory jury service in order to be exempt.
| Other Jury Duty Excuses in Minnesota
A prospective juror may request a one-time postponement of service for up to 9 months for reasons of hardship due to employment, vacation, family business, or any other hardship.
Requests may be made online, by mailing back the summons, or by calling the contact number listed on your summons.
Becker county: postponement up to 3 months.
Can I Get Excused From Jury Duty Because I Work?
In Minnesota, your employer is not allowed to penalize you for missing work for jury duty. Therefore, simply having a job isn't in itself enough to be excused from jury duty. However, some courts may excuse you if serving on a jury and missing work would cause undue hardship to either yourself or your employer.
Submitting A Jury Duty Excuse Letter
If you do not qualify for any of the Minnesota statutory exemptions listed above but seriously think that attending jury selection would cause you undue hardship, you can always submit a jury duty excuse letter with your response to the summons, and ask to be excused. It will be at the discretion of the court that summoned you whether to accept or deny your excuse.
Remember - A Jury Selection Summons Doesn't Mean You'll Be On A Jury
Keep in mind that your initial jury duty summons is only for attending jury selection day, where it will be decided if you are to actually serve on a jury during the "Voir Dire" process. If you can't get out of attending jury selection, there are many ways to raise the odds that you will be excused after jury selection without being selected to serve on a jury.