Jury Service in California
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="jury">jury</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizen">citizen</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>; <span word="juror">juror</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="identification">identification</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="Jury">Jury</span> <span word="Summons">Summons</span>. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="the">the</span> 800 <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inconvenient">inconvenient</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="caregiver">caregiver</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excused">excused</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excused">excused</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excused">excused</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breast">breast</span>-<span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> 70, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>. <span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wheelchairs">wheelchairs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="service">service</span>--$15 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reimburse">reimburse</span> <span word="you">you</span> 34 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span> . <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wont">wont</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span>. <span word="Parking">Parking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jurors">jurors</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p>
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