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Jury duty in Arkansas: pay, employer rules and excuses
Independent site, not a court. Answer your summons and ask for an excuse only through the court that summoned you.
See what we could confirm about Arkansas jury duty, mainly the job protection rule, and how to work out a juror fee once your summons gives the rate.
What jury duty in Arkansas will pay you
You receive for 3 days
$0
| Court fee (state minimum) | not specified |
| Employer, by law | No duty to keep paying wages under this law |
| A normal 3 days of work | $600 |
| Income lost | $600 |
| Age rule | no age exemption |
Arkansas: Set by the state and each county quorum court. Example (Clark County): $50 a day for jurors seated on a trial, $15 a day for those who report but are not selected (Mississippi County pays $30 to non-selected jurors). Statute not readable online, figures are county-reported. Before tax. No wage obligation is stated by official court pages; the law protects the job, sick leave and vacation if the employee gives reasonable notice.
All jury rules in ArkansasArkansas is the state where our reading came up shortest. The Arkansas Code is published online only through a script-based viewer, and the Arkansas Judiciary site refused connections when we checked on October 29, 2026, so the juror fee, mileage, age rule, length of service, postponement method, excuse list and penalty are all unconfirmed here. One point is documented by the Pulaski County jury administration page: under Arkansas law a person summoned for jury duty cannot be fired, lose sick leave or vacation time, or face any other penalty, provided they give their employer reasonable notice of the summons. That page does not say whether an employer must keep paying wages, so treat pay as a question for your employer's written policy. For everything else, rely on the summons itself and the clerk of the court that sent it: they state the report date, the daily rate and how to ask for a postponement or an excuse. Answer the summons by its deadline while you wait for any reply.
Statutes and court pages read by Radif Partners on October 29, 2026 · Method and sources
On October 29, 2026, the Arkansas Code (published only through a commercial viewer) and the Arkansas Judiciary site could not be reached from our network. Rules shown below as not specified are unconfirmed, not absent: the court named on your summons has the answer.
What is shown for Arkansas comes from county circuit clerk pages (Clark and Pulaski counties), which report $50 a day for seated jurors and $15 for those not selected in Clark County; your county may differ.
Arkansas job protection depends on notice
The one rule we could document for Arkansas has a condition attached. According to the Pulaski County clerk's jury administration page, Arkansas law prevents an employer from firing a summoned juror, taking away sick leave or vacation time, or imposing any other penalty, but only if the employee gives reasonable notice of the summons. In practice that means telling your supervisor as soon as the summons arrives and keeping a dated copy of what you handed over. The page we read does not set a wage duty, so do not assume your employer must pay for the days you spend in court.
What to do while Arkansas figures stay unconfirmed
Because the state code viewer and the judiciary site could not be read, this page does not quote an Arkansas juror fee, an age exemption or a fine. When your summons states the daily rate, multiply it by your days in court to get a total before tax. If you need more time, or believe a medical condition, caregiving duty or financial hardship should excuse you, contact the court clerk named on the summons before the report date and ask what proof it needs. Respond by the deadline even if you hope to be excused; a written request on file protects you far better than silence.
The rules in Arkansas, law by law
| Rule | What the law or court says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juror pay | not specified by the state | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Mileage | not specified by the state | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Employer must keep paying | No | pulaskiclerkar.gov |
| Job protected | Yes | pulaskiclerkar.gov |
| Age | No age exemption | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Length of service | County terms of several months (Clark County: three 4-month terms a year; Mississippi County: 2 months); jurors appear when called for trials during the term. | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Before another summons | 24 months | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Postponing | A 'deferment of term' lets you move your service to another term; it does not excuse you. Practice varies by county (Mississippi County allows no postponement). | clarkcountyar.gov |
| Not showing up | not specified by the state |
Excuses and postponement in Arkansas
Only a judge can excuse you; you may explain your situation to the judge in court. A 'deferment of term' lets you move your service to another term; it does not excuse you. Practice varies by county (Mississippi County allows no postponement).
Can I be excused or postpone?
Arkansas
No ground named: ask to postpone
| Age rule | none |
Only a judge can excuse you; you may explain your situation to the judge in court. A 'deferment of term' lets you move your service to another term; it does not excuse you. Practice varies by county (Mississippi County allows no postponement).
A request is decided by the court, often with proof (a doctor's note, a school schedule). Ignoring a summons is not an excuse.