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Compare jury duty rules between states
Pick up to three courts and your number of days: the table puts their rules side by side, from each state's own law.
Compare jury duty rules
| Rule | California | Texas | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court fees for 5 days | $60 | $252 (minimum) | $360 |
| Employer must keep paying | No | No | Yes, 3 days, 11+ staff |
| Job protected | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Age rule | none | 75+, on request | none |
| One day or one trial | Yes | not specified | not specified |
| Wait before next summons | 12 months | 24 months | 72 months |
| Maximum fine for not showing up | $1,500 | $1,000 | $250 |
Each value links back to the state's law on its own page. Court fees before tax, mileage left out.
Jury duty is one of the most local obligations in American law: the same week of service can pay $500 in one state and $195 in another, come with continued wages in one and nothing in the next, and end at age 65 or never. Comparing helps when you live in one state and work in another, when you have just moved, or when you receive both a state and a federal summons. The comparator above reads the same data as the state pages, where each rule links to the statute or court page it comes from. Among the 51 jurisdictions, 9 make some employers keep paying, 39 have an age rule, 11 state a one day or one trial system, and 34 put a specific fine in the jury statute. Federal courts follow federal law wherever they sit. Read on October 29, 2026.
Which states pay jurors the most?
Highest court fees for 10 days
North Dakota, $1,000
| Indiana | $850 |
| New York | $720 |
| District of Columbia | $570 |
| Texas | $542 |
| Lowest: Georgia | $50 |
State figures; some counties pay more. Rules read on October 29, 2026.
Statutes and court pages read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
All 51 jurisdictions on one table
The table sums up the four rules people compare most: a five-day week of court fees, whether some employers must keep paying, the age rule (an asterisk marks an age that works on request rather than by law), and the maximum fine in the jury statute. A dash means the statutes we read do not set the rule. Each state name opens its page with the details and the law.
| State | Five days of fees | Employer pays | Age | Maximum fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | - | no | - | $25,000 |
| Alabama | - | yes | 80* | $300 |
| Arkansas | - | no | - | - |
| Arizona | $60 | no | 75* | $500 |
| California | $60 | no | - | $1,500 |
| Colorado | $100 | yes | - | - |
| Connecticut | $0 | yes | 75* | - |
| District of Columbia | $285 | yes | 70* | $300 |
| Delaware | $80 | no | 70* | $100 |
| Florida | $105 | no | 70* | $100 |
| Georgia | $25 | no | 70* | - |
| Hawaii | $250 | no | 80* | - |
| Iowa | $150 | no | - | $500 |
| Idaho | $50 | no | 70* | - |
| Illinois | - | no | 70* | - |
| Indiana | $400 | no | 75* | - |
| Kansas | $50 | no | - | $100 |
| Kentucky | $62.50 | no | 70* | - |
| Louisiana | $125 | yes | 70* | $50 |
| Massachusetts | $100 | yes | 70* | $2,000 |
| Maryland | $150 | no | 70* | $1,000 |
| Maine | $75 | no | 80* | $100 |
| Michigan | $210 | no | 70* | $7,500 |
| Minnesota | $100 | no | 70* | $1,000 |
| Missouri | $30 | no | 75* | $500 |
| Mississippi | $125 | no | 65* | $500 |
| Montana | $60 | - | 75* | $50 |
| North Carolina | $92 | no | 72* | $50 |
| North Dakota | $500 | no | - | - |
| Nebraska | $175 | yes | 70* | - |
| New Hampshire | $100 | no | 70* | $1,200 |
| New Jersey | $95 | no | 75* | - |
| New Mexico | - | no | 75* | - |
| Nevada | $195 | no | 70* | $500 |
| New York | $360 | yes | - | $250 |
| Ohio | - | no | 75* | $250 |
| Oklahoma | $250 | no | 70* | - |
| Oregon | $95 | no | 70* | $500 |
| Pennsylvania | $77 | no | 75* | $500 |
| Rhode Island | $125 | no | - | - |
| South Carolina | - | no | 65* | $100 |
| South Dakota | $250 | no | 80* | $500 |
| Tennessee | - | yes | 75* | - |
| Texas | $252 | no | 75* | $1,000 |
| Utah | $214.50 | no | - | $1,000 |
| Virginia | $250 | no | 74* | $200 |
| Vermont | $150 | no | - | $200 |
| Washington | $50 | no | 80* | $1,000 |
| Wisconsin | $80 | no | - | $500 |
| West Virginia | $200 | no | 70* | $1,000 |
| Wyoming | $150 | no | 72* | - |
Where the differences matter most
Pay matters for long trials and for hourly workers. A state that pays little on the first day but more afterwards treats a one-day summons as a civic duty and a long trial as work. The employer rule matters for everyone with a salary: in the 9 jurisdictions that require continued wages, a short service costs little, while elsewhere it depends entirely on company policy. The age rule matters for older residents, and the penalty for anyone tempted to ignore a summons.
State and federal service side by side
Federal courts pay $50 a day under 28 U.S.C. § 1871, require no employer pay, protect your job under § 1875, and let most districts excuse people over 70 on request. Pick "Federal court" in the comparator to set it against your state. The federal page gives the details.
How the data is kept
Every rule comes from the state's code on the legislature's website or from the official court juror page, with the date we read it. When a state does not set a rule, the comparator says "not specified" instead of filling the gap. The method page lists the checks.