If you are at least 18 years old and are a resident of Lane County, you may be called for jury duty. If you are unable to report for jury service on your service date, you may request a deferral. A deferral means that your jury service can be changed to another date that is more convenient for you during the next year. To request a deferral, fill in section 3 of the juror response form and send it in as soon as possible. You will receive a deferral confirmation in the mail. The courts do their best to work with the limited availability of students. The more information you can provide them regarding your availability, the more easily they can work with you to meet your needs.

You can also request to be excused from jury service. To be excused means that you don't have to serve at all for the rest of the calendar year. While deferral requests are handled by the Jury Coordinator, excuses are handled by a judge, and are not granted as often as deferrals. Please read sections 9 and 10 on your juror information sheet for more information.

The deadline for requesting to defer jury service or to be excused is two weeks before your service begins.

For more information about jury duty in Lane County, go to:
http://www.ojd.state.or.us/LAN/home.nsf/Jury_jury.htm?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1