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Wisconsin - List of Jury Duty Excuses
Wisconsin - List of Jury Duty Excuses
Wisconsin - Getting Excused From Jury Duty
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| Jury Duty Excuses Chart For Wisconsin
Excused| 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 Wisconsin, 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.
Wisconsin 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, firefighter and disability. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in WI.
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.
| Wisconsin Jury Duty Age Limit Excuse
While many states allow individuals over a certain age to request exemption from jury duty on account of their age, Wisconsin has no such statutory exemption. Elderly individuals may still be able to request exemption from jury duty on account of health, mobility, or other factors.
| Other Jury Duty Excuses in Wisconsin
A prospective juror may be excused from jury service if the court determines that they cannot fulfill the responsibilities of a juror. The court shall not consider any structural limitations of a facility when making that determination (ex. for persons with disability)
Upon request of the prospective juror, a deferral may be granted to a later date set by the court if current service would entail undue hardship, extreme inconvenience or serious obstruction or delay in the fair and impartial administration of justice.
Requests must be made in writing. No automatic excuses or exemptions in the Wisconsin statute.
Can I Get Excused From Jury Duty Because I Work?
In Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin 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.