Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

If you've received a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint letter in the mail, find out how to respond to resolve your jury duty delinquency.

Office of Jury Commissioner

The Details   of Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

What you need   for Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

The Office of Jury Commissioner (OJC) sends a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint to anyone who hasn't resolved their delinquency within 30 days of their Notice of Delinquency. You'll need to attend a show cause hearing before the clerk magistrate of the appropriate court, where you may be given the opportunity to fulfill your jury duty obligation. 

You can resolve your delinquency and avoid the show cause hearing by either:

  • Explaining by phone why you didn't appear and rescheduling your service
  • Providing evidence for why you should be disqualified, such as a doctor's letter, by mail or fax 

Once you serve jury duty or provide valid proof of disqualification, your delinquency is resolved. If your juror group is canceled on the day of jury duty, you'll need to reschedule your service, otherwise your delinquency won't be resolved. If you send proof of disqualification, you'll need to confirm that the OJC has received your proof of disqualification and accepted it. If they don't accept it, you're still obligated to attend the hearing. 

 

How to respond   Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

If you'd like to reschedule your service, call the OJC Legal Department at (877) 966-7469 to reschedule jury duty.

If you'd like to send proof of disqualification from jury duty, mail your documents to:

Office of Jury Commissioner
Legal Department
560 Harrison Ave., Suite 600
Boston, MA 02118

Please include your Juror Badge Number. 

If you'd like to send proof of disqualification from jury duty, fax your documents to the OJC Legal Department at (617) 422-5869. Please include your Juror Badge Number. 

Next steps   for Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

If you don't resolve your delinquency before the show cause hearing

If you don't resolve your delinquency by rescheduling jury duty or sending proof of a valid disqualification, you'll need to appear for a show cause hearing before the clerk magistrate of the appropriate court. You may be given the chance to fulfill your juror service. This is the last opportunity for delinquent jurors to resolve delinquencies with the OJC before the matter needs to be resolved with the court. 

Contact   for Respond to a Notice of Hearing on an Application for Criminal Complaint

Address
Street Address
560 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Mailing Address
560 Harrison Ave., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02118
Fax
(617) 422-5869

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