FAQ - Questionnaire

Questionnaire - Frequently Asked Questions

Question: I am unable to complete the questionnaire because of ill health or other physical mental limitation. What should I do?

Answer: The questionnaire must be completed and returned in 10 days. Please authorize an individual to act on your behalf, complete and mail the questionnaire. If you have a permanent physical or mental disability that would interfere with or prevent you from serving as a jury please complete question # 6. If you answer yes, a doctor's letter must be provided. Obtaining a copy of you doctor's letter for your personal file is advised.

Question: I am over 70 years of age do I have to serve?

Answer: That is up to you, answer question #1, then, if you want to serve answer question 1 (a), yes, if you do not wish to serve answer question 1 (a), no.

Question: The person to whom the questionnaire is addressed is on an extended vacation or temporarily employed out of town. What should I do?

Answer: You may hold the questionnaire until they return, but if it is not returned within 60 days they will receive a 2^nd notice.

Question: The questionnaire is addressed to my son/daughter who is away at college. What should I do?

Answer: Again the questionnaire must be returned by law. You have two options: forward the questionnaire to him/her at college and have them return it within 10 days, or you can fill out the questionnaire for him/her, sign your name indicating you are the parent, and return the questionnaire to Jury Administration.

If your son or daughter is selected for service during the jury year, we will mail him/her a Summons for Jury Duty approximately 3 weeks prior to the date of service. If they are summoned for a time when they are at college, they can contact the appropriate court, and request that the jury service be deferred to one of the summer months.

Your son/daughter would have to permanently move and declare residency in a County other then Ingham to be exempt from jury service in Ingham County.

Question: I received a questionnaire, but I no longer live in Ingham County. What should I do?

Answer: By law you must still return the questionnaire. Answer question #2 and in the comment section indicate where you live now.

Question: The questionnaire was sent to a family member who is deceased. What should I do?

Answer: By law the questionnaire must be returned. Please write "deceased" in large letters on the questionnaire and return it within 10 days. We take steps to try and avoid this situation. Please accept our apology for any distress this document may have caused you or your family.

Question: The party whose name is on the questionnaire doesn't live at this address. What should I do?

Answer:
If you know the forwarding address, mark through the address shown on the questionnaire, write the new address, and place the questionnaire in the U.S. mail.

If you do not know the party's forwarding address, Mark through the address printed on the questionnaire, write " not at this address- return to sender," and place the questionnaire in the U.S. mail.

Question: I have already served jury duty. Can I be called to serve again?

Answer: Yes, under the law you are eligible every 12 months.

Question: I stay at home to care for my child. Do I have to serve jury duty?

Answer: You may request an excusal from the Court upon receipt of your summons. The decision would be up to the Chief Judge of the Court.

Question: How do we get your name?

Answer: Every year the County receives a list of names from the Secretary of State. We then run the names though a process and try to eliminate people that have moved or have been disqualified in previous years. We then input the number of persons needed and the computer program randomly selects the appropriate number of participants to receive questionnaires.

Question: By receiving this Jury Questionnaire do I have to report to jury duty?

Answer: No. At this time Ingham County is trying to create a pool of eligible people that could be called for jury duty. We currently send out approximately 50,000 questionnaires, but only about 25,000 people are actually called for jury duty. You are only required to report to the Court if you receive a Summons for Jury Duty. Please do not call the Court with a request to be excused from jury service at this time. If you are unable to serve once you receive a summons, you may contact the appropriate Court.

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