What to Do if You Receive Late Notification of a Jury Duty Notice
My question involves criminal law for the state of: New Jersey
I didn't see a sub-forum that was an exact match, and so picked this one. Hopefully, the posters here can either answer this question here, or direct me to a more appropriate forum.
I moved out of NJ two years ago, and now reside in WA state. A landlady I had at my last NJ residence called me today and informed me that I received a Jury Duty notice at my old NJ address some time ago, but she only informed me of it on August 14, 2016. Some specific date/deadline relating to the Notice (not sure if it's the appearance date or reply date) is August 15, 2016.
There is apparently a provision in NJ for the issuance of an arrest warrant being a no-show for jury duty, without proper excuse, along with the prospect of some serious fines.
I have already prepared and sent a detailed email, with contact information, to the court email address for the relevant county (this is in Monmouth cty, if that matters).
I am writing to get suggestions regarding how to best handle this matter at this point so as to avoid fines, or the issuance of a warrant, and to clear the matter up expeditiously.
It does not seem right that I should be subjected to a penalty for failing to reply to a notice that I was not informed about.
Thanks in advance for any help this board can provide.
Re: What to Do About (Very) Late Notification of a Jury Duty Notice
You can try email, but what you should do is put it on paper and mail the court as well. It's not an issue if you were not a resident of NJ at the time the notice was issued.'
Your landlady should have returned your email to the court as undeliverable rather than "filing" it or whatever she was doing. What justification did she give ot OPEN your mail?
Re: What to Do About (Very) Late Notification of a Jury Duty Notice
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You can try email, but what you should do is put it on paper and mail the court as well. It's not an issue if you were not a resident of NJ at the time the notice was issued.'
Your landlady should have returned your email to the court as undeliverable rather than "filing" it or whatever she was doing. What justification did she give ot OPEN your mail?
She neither returned the mail, nor forwarded it to me (my post office forwarding had likely run out, as I left NJ two years ago). Her explanation for opening it was that she thought it might be important.