Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 10 § 10.055 — Deferment of jury service
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 10 ·
Oregon Code § 10.055·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Deferment of jury service.
(1) A judge of the court or clerk of court may allow, for good cause shown, a
person summoned to serve as a juror for a particular jury service term to defer
jury service to any other term beginning within one year after the end of the
term for which the person was summoned. Except as provided in this section, a
judge or clerk may not allow more than one deferral to a person under this
section. The name of a person allowed to defer jury service shall be included
with the names of persons to be summoned as jurors for the subsequent term to
which jury service is deferred.
(2) A judge or
clerk may allow more than one deferral of jury duty under this section only for
good cause. A person requesting a deferral under this subsection must provide a
list of not less than 10 dates within the six-month period following the date of
the request on which the person would be able to commence jury duty. [1967
c.473 §2; 1969 c.176 §1; 1971 c.207 §1; 1975 c.342 §13; 1985 c.703 §6; 2011
c.377 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 10.055
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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