Request a caregiver disqualification from jury duty

You may be disqualified from jury duty if you're the sole caregiver for a person with a medical disability in your household. To be disqualified from jury duty as a sole caregiver, you must:

• Be solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the same household (this doesn't include children or others who aren't permanently disabled)
• Not be regularly employed outside of your home
• Not be employed as a professional caregiver or home health aide

To request a sole caregiver disqualification, you or the registered physician or Christian Science Practitioner for the person with a medical disability will need to submit a letter. The doctor's letter should include:

• The practitioner’s letterhead
• Your name and the Badge Number on your summons
• The name, address, and age of the person with the medical disability 
• A description of the daily care you provide
• The practitioner's opinion that if you served jury duty, it would cause a substantial health risk to the person with the medical disability 
• A confirmation that you don't work outside of your home

Once you have your doctor's letter, you can submit it in 1 of 2 ways.