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Learn more about jury service in Indiana by watching this video.

Please note: Jury Pool staff and Court working hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm. Contact us by email at:juryduty@indy.gov. Emails received outside those hours will be responded to promptly.

Please remember to bring your Jury Summons Card with you when you report for jury service. It has important information about your service. Please report to room C0176 at the Community Justice Campus by 8:00am. Failure to appear could result in being found in Contempt of Court.

Children are not permitted in the Jury Assembly Room or in the deliberation rooms.

To qualify for jury service in Marion County, you must be:

• At least 18 years of age,

• An United States citizen,

• A resident of Marion County, and

• Able to read, speak and understand the English language

If you have been selected for jury duty, follow these instructions:

Starting on the date before the date you are scheduled, call 317.327.8992 or click here to access the online juror summons portal after 5:30pm.

• Locate your juror, pin, and group numbers on your summons. When prompted, key in your juror number followed by the # sign, then your pin number followed by the # sign. You will be informed if your group is to report the next day.

• If your group is not required to report on the date you are summoned for, your group is excused.

• If your group is required to report, arrive at the Jury Assembly Room (C0176) of the Community Justice Center courthouse by 8am the next morning.

The courthouse is located at 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203.

All In-Person court matters, including jury trials, take place at the Community Justice Campus courthouse (675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203).

Jurors can click here to find information on parking at the courthouse for jury duty.

There is a free juror parking section within the Paid Parking in Lot B (closest to the main courthouse entrance). This lot is accessible from Pleasant Run Parkway or Prospect Street. Park in lot sections B1, B3, or B5. You must remember to bring your parking ticket with you to receive a validation from the Jury Services Assembly Room.

Bus Passes

We can provide one for you when you report for service. One activated, passes can be used as many times as you would like for a one-week period.

Disqualifications

There are many reasons why you might be disqualified from service. For example, you can be excused by disqualification if:

• You have a physical or mental disability that would prevent you from rending satisfactory jury service,

• You are under guardianship appointment because of mental incapacity,

• You have had your right to vote revoked by reason of a felony conviction and have not had your right to vote restored,

• You are a law enforcement officer and you have been called to serve on a criminal jury. (Law enforcement officers may serve on civil jury trials.)

• You do not live in Marion County

Exemptions

You may be excused if you have completed a term of jury service in the last 24 months before the date of your summons. You may also claim an exemption if you are 75 years of age or older. Active military service members are also exempt from jury service.

By completing the questionnaire by phone or online when you sign in, you will learn immediately whether you are disqualified or exempt from service for the above reasons. After completing the questionnaire, if you are not immediately excused, but believe you should be, you must submit your name, juror number, request, and the reasons supporting your request, to JuryDuty@indy.gov. If your request is denied, you may still ask to be excused after reporting for service as directed. A judge will then decide upon your request.

Deferrals

If you haven’t been disqualified or found to be exempt and you need to defer your service to another date, you must submit your name, juror number, request for deferral, and your preferred date of service as soon as possible to JuryDuty@indy.gov and a more convenient date of service will be scheduled.

Jurors will receive $30 just for reporting for service. If you are selected as a juror, you will receive $80 per day for the first five days of the trial. Beginning on the sixth day of the trial, jurors will receive $90 per day through the end of the trial. Checks for jury service are usually mailed no later than three weeks after you complete your service.

Please notify your employer immediately that you have been summoned for jury duty for the listed date. It is illegal for your employer to dismiss you or deprive you of employment benefits if you serve as a juror. You will be given proof of attendance for your records.

By law, your employer must allow you to report for jury duty. Interference with jury service is a crime. You cannot be fired, deprived of your benefits, or threatened with adverse action.

35-44.1-2-11: Interference with jury service

A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) dismisses an employee; (2) deprives an employee of employment benefits; or (3) threatens such a dismissal or deprivation; because the employee has received or responded to a summons, served as a juror, or attended court for prospective jury service commits interference with jury service, a Class B misdemeanor.

Your employer may request evidence that you completed jury service. We will provide you with a work excuse upon request.

You are encouraged to bring your own lunch (plastic utensils only; no glass bottles/containers) because there are limited food options near the new CJC at this time.

During the summer months, food trucks are available Monday - Thursday 11am to 1pm. For individuals selected for jury service, a meal will be provided during deliberation only.

For a list of prohibited items at the CJC, please click this link.