A. A person‘s jury service obligation is fulfilled when the person does any of the following:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 21-332

  • Jury commissioner: means the clerk of the superior court, except that in any county having a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, the presiding judge of the superior court may appoint a jury commissioner. See Arizona Laws 21-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

1. Serves on one trial until being excused or discharged.

2. Appears at court but is not assigned to a trial division for selection of a jury before the end of that day.

3. Is assigned on one day to one or more trial divisions for jury selection and serves through the completion of jury selection or is excused.

4. Complies with a request to telephone a court or check a court’s web site to determine whether to report on a particular day, for four days within a thirty day period.

5. Provides the court with a valid telephone number and stands ready to serve on the same day, for a period of two days.

B. A presiding judge of a county superior court, in coordination with the jury commissioner, may apply to the supreme court for an exemption for the county from this section for a specified period of time, not to exceed one year.