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JURY SERVICES MAIN PAGE

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court Jury Information page.

As a Citizen, your duty to participate as a Juror in a court of law is a very important aspect of our democracy.  While serving as juror, you become an officer of the court and your participation is vital to the fair administration of justice in our state’s judicial system. 

To be considered for a jury excusal or postponement, please complete the electronic excusal form in the jury excusal and postponement section.

To view the daily juror reporting schedule and to find out more information about jury service, click on the jury reporting schedule and information section.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN JURY DUTY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY?

Qualified jurors must be 18 years old, resident of Florida and possess a valid driver’s license or identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

HOW ARE JURORS DETERMINED?

In January of every year, the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles provides the Jury Division of the Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court, a database list of driver’s license and identification card holders residing in the county. Whenever a venire is drawn, (which is a list of prospective Jurors), the Clerk of Courts will initiate the computer selection. The computer will begin the process of randomly selecting jurors using the Random Number Generator Formula recommended and certified by the Florida Supreme Court, omitting the names of persons who a) have been convicted of a felony and not had their civil rights restored; b) are deceased according to the records furnished by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services; c) have been adjudicated mentally incompetent or permanently excused by the presiding administrative judge; or d) have reported as a prospective juror in Charlotte County within one year before the first day for which the person is being considered for jury service. The process will repeat until the number of jurors requested has been selected. Those individuals selected are then “summoned” by mail. The “summons” contains instructions to determine when, where and if an individual is to report.

NOTE: If you receive a jury summons but were not called upon to report for service, you may be randomly selected again at any time. However, if you are instructed to report, and you appeared for jury duty, you will be exempt for one year from the last date of your service.

WHAT IF I FAIL TO REPORT TO JURY DUTY?

If you are summoned to report and you fail to attend without being properly excused, you can be fined up to $100 as well as be held in contempt of court.