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Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service
Reasons for Being Excused - What if I cannot serve
You can only be excused from jury duty for:
These excuses are available on our website or you can send a letter:
Tacoma, WA 98402
You can only be excused from jury duty for:
- Any reason deemed sufficient by the court
- Medical reasons
- Public necessity
- Undue hardship
- Dependent care
- Student Status
- Military conflict
- You need to submit a letter from your healthcare provider stating due to a medical condition you are unable to serve at this time.
- Without a doctor's letter your request to be excused for a medical condition will not be considered. Please note, the court does not keep past medical certificates or letters on file.
- You need to submit a letter from your employer on their letterhead, stating they cannot release you from your duties at this time.
- Submit a letter they do not compensate you for jury duty and it would be a financial hardship for you.
- The letter should be signed by you and your employer.
- If you are a business owner please provide excusal letter on your company letterhead, provide a copy of your business license or business card along with excusal letter.
These excuses are available on our website or you can send a letter:
- Currently a full time student
- Students must submit current school schedule or admission paperwork with name printed on it to our office.
- Jury duty within the past year
- Will require an attendance sheet to verify jury service.
- Lack of child or dependent care
- Military duty - may also be a valid reason to ask to be excused from jury duty
- Will require a letter from superior.
- Under the age of 18
- Jury Administration
Tacoma, WA 98402
- Fax 253-798-7057
- Email Address PCJuryOffice@co.pierce.wa.us
- You may postpone only ONE time up to 6 months from the date you have been selected to serve Jury Duty.
- Do not postpone to future date to obtain an excusal
- Postponements may not be excused. Once selected it is a firm date, the court will expect you to serve on that date
- Felony Conviction and rights have not been restored
- Do not speak English
- Not a US Citizen
- No longer live in Pierce County
- Deceased - Click on this link to remove the person from juror database: Remove Name