I was summoned for Jury Duty this am, Cleveland county. I did the online register about a week ago, I have zero issue doing jury duty. But this morning around 6 am I woke up wheezing and by 730 it was a full scale severe asthma attack and I knew I needed to go to the ER. I called the jury line and left a voicemail with my info and the situation, and even waited until 8 to call and speak with someone. She stated she didnt know what I should do but that shed get my info down to the clerk ASAP. Im currently in the waiting room panicked because I dont want a warrant or anything because I didnt report without prior approval. Any ideas on what could happen?
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Hell, I called in for a "completely forgot about it" weeks after the fact, and they were basically like "Eh, since you called, we'll assume you weren't acting in contempt and let this one go."
That makes me feel so much better!! I dont know why but its had me panicked all morning!
I totally get it, the form is full of pretty serious language! But if they cracked down on every single person who missed jury duty or even most of them, the court would spend way too much of its already-overworked time filing contempt citations. So it makes sense to give the honest mistakes a break.