🏛️ Fax a Jury Duty Excuse or Postponement
Many courts do not accept jury duty requests by fax. Your summons tells you the routes your court takes: a first postponement is often done online or by phone, and excuse requests are often by mail only. Some courts do list a jury fax, such as Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, Rowan County in North Carolina and the federal court for the Eastern District of California. If your summons or your court's jury page gives a fax number, sending your request costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages.
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Start With Your Summons
Every court runs its own jury office, and the summons you received lists the ways that office accepts requests. Read it first, then check the court's own jury page. Many large courts handle a first postponement online or by phone and take no faxes at all, so a fax sent to a number you found elsewhere may never reach the right desk.
New York State courts, for example, let you postpone your service once online or by calling 800-449-2819, at least one week before your service date, and you choose a new date 2 to 6 months later. Later requests go to your county's Commissioner of Jurors. Los Angeles Superior Court says that all requests for excuses must be in writing on the jury summons: you complete Section A, then call (213) 972-0970 and ask for an excuse when prompted, or use the My Jury Duty Portal. San Bernardino Superior Court allows one deferral of up to 90 days online or by phone at 1-909-884-1858, and takes excusal requests in writing by mail or by email to jury@sb-court.org.
The rule: fax a jury request only to a number printed on your summons or on that court's own jury page. If neither lists a fax, use the online, phone, email or mail route the court gives.
Courts That List a Jury Fax Number
Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona handles a first postponement online, by phone, by email or by chat, no less than 10 days before your summons date, with a new date within 90 days. Any further postponement must be in writing and mailed or faxed to the Jury Department at (602) 506-6078. Under Arizona law (A.R.S. 21-336), a second postponement is not granted unless there is an extreme emergency that could not have been expected at the time of the first. Anything you mail or fax must show your name and juror ID number.
Rowan County in North Carolina takes requests through its online form, by mail to the Rowan County Clerk of Court, or by fax to (704) 797-3050. Its page says your request cannot be handled by telephone and must be received at least 5 days before your service date.
The federal court for the Eastern District of California takes postponement and excuse requests in writing by mail, email or fax within seven calendar days of receiving your summons. The Sacramento jury fax is (916) 930-4166 and the Fresno and Bakersfield jury fax is (559) 499-5911. The court does not accept letters from jurors' employers, and the jury office will not discuss excuses by phone.
Courts That Do Not Take Fax
Several large courts list no fax at all. The Suffolk County Commissioner of Jurors in New York handles a first postponement online at NYJUROR.GOV, by phone or by mail, and excuse requests go by mail, with your proof and the original signed summons (Part A), to 225 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901. The federal court for the Southern District of New York takes requests by mail with the summons, and the Southern District of California takes postponements by phone at 1-800-998-9035 and excuses in writing by mail before your service date.
Federal courts also use eJuror, an online system for the juror qualification questionnaire. In the Southern District of Florida, jurors who complete the forms online do not have to mail them. Your summons or questionnaire letter names the site for your district.
Entering the Jury Office Fax Number
Select United States as the country, then type all 10 digits of the jury office fax number, with no leading 1, no spaces and no dashes. The +1 is added for you, and if you type a 1 at the start, the box removes it. A number written as (704) XXX-XXXX is entered as 704XXXXXXX.
The pay button turns on only when all 10 digits are in, so a missing digit is caught before you pay. If the number is in Canada, select Canada and enter it the same way. For more help with the number box, see how to fax to a US number online.
What to Put on Your Request
Make the first page a short cover page with your full name, your juror ID number, your summons date, the name of the court and your phone number. Maricopa requires your name and juror ID number on anything you fax, and the other courts need the same details to find your record quickly.
Then add your request, written and signed by you, the juror. Say clearly whether you are asking for a postponement or an excuse, give the reason in plain words, and, for a postponement, suggest the dates you can serve. After that, add the proof the court asks for, such as a doctor's statement or the court's own medical excusal form, or a student schedule. Do not send a letter from your employer to a court that does not accept them, as the Eastern District of California says. Put your name and juror ID at the top of every page and number the pages, so a page that is separated can be matched to your file.
Deadlines and What Happens Next
Each court sets its own deadline, and the examples above show how much they differ: at least one week before your service date in New York State courts, 10 days before your summons date for a first postponement in Maricopa County, at least 5 days before your service date in Rowan County, and within seven calendar days of receiving your summons in the Eastern District of California. Your summons shows the rule for your court. Send your request as soon as you know you need it.
Do not assume that silence means yes. Suffolk County and the Southern District of New York contact you only if your request is denied, and the Eastern District of California tells jurors to keep following their reporting instructions until they receive a written response. In the Southern District of New York, a juror who is postponed or excused on the day of reporting is not paid for attendance or travel.
Cost and Your Record
A cover page, a one-page signed request and a two-page doctor's statement is 4 pages, which costs $2.99 + $0.99 = $3.98. A request with no attachment is $2.99.
There is no account to create, and nothing is printed on your document, so it arrives exactly as you uploaded it. Delivery usually takes a few minutes. If the fax cannot be delivered, the full amount goes back to your card automatically, and you can check the number and send again. When the fax goes through, you get a confirmation email that shows the destination number, the page count and the time it was sent, in US Eastern Time. Keep that email, because it is your record of exactly when it was sent and to which number.
OverseasFax only sends faxes. If the jury office tells you it may fax something back to you, our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5, for up to 30 pages, and each fax arrives in your email as a PDF.
For papers in a court case, see whether you can fax a court filing, and for other topics, the US fax guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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