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Jury duty in Indiana: 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.
Model Indiana's stepped juror pay, $30 a day before a jury is seated and up to $90 once a trial runs long, and check the age 75 exemption.
What jury duty in Indiana will pay you
You receive for 7 days
$580
| Court fee (state minimum) | $580 |
| Employer, by law | No duty to keep paying wages under this law |
| A normal 7 days of work | $1,400 |
| Income lost | $820 |
| Age rule | 75 and over, may ask to be excused |
Indiana: Circuit/superior courts: $30 a day until the jury is impaneled, then $80 a day through the 5th day of trial and $90 a day from the 6th trial day (day counts refer to trial days). Counties may add a supplemental fee. City/town courts pay $15 a day. Day rates used: $80, $90. Before tax. No wage-continuation duty; employers cannot force employees to use annual, vacation or sick leave for jury service.
All jury rules in IndianaIndiana pays jurors in three steps under Ind. Code § 33-37-10-1. In circuit and superior courts a juror receives $30 for each day of attendance until the jury is impaneled, then $80 a day through the fifth day of trial, and $90 a day from the sixth trial day; counties may add a supplemental fee, and city and town courts pay $15 a day. Mileage is paid at the state employee rate, or a county may pay parking instead. Employers have no duty to continue wages, but they cannot take adverse action against you or require you to use annual, vacation or sick leave, provided you notify them within a reasonable period after the summons arrives. People 75 or older may be exempted by notifying the jury administrator (§ 33-28-5-18(d)). You serve until the end of the first trial you are sworn for, or until selection is complete if not chosen. One deferral for hardship is available as of right. Failing to appear or complete service is criminal contempt, with no set maximum.
Statutes and court pages read by Radif Partners on October 29, 2026 · Method and sources
How Indiana's three pay steps work
Indiana counts its higher rates in trial days, not in days since you first reported. The $30 rate covers each day you attend before a jury is impaneled, which for most people is the selection day. Once sworn, you move to $80 a day through the fifth day of trial, and the sixth trial day brings $90. Anyone not selected receives the $30 rate and is done when selection is complete. Counties may add a supplemental fee on top of these amounts, and mileage at the state employee rate is paid separately, unless your county pays parking instead. The calculator opens at seven days so all three steps appear; on a real case, count the trial days from the day you were sworn.
Breastfeeding, small employers and deferral in Indiana
Indiana lets a woman who has given birth in the preceding 365 days and is currently breastfeeding be exempted if she wishes. A physical or mental disability can also justify an exemption, though a physician certificate may be required, and the facts are recorded under oath. One provision protects small businesses: when an employer with 10 or fewer employees already has a worker on jury service, a second employee can be rescheduled. For other conflicts, the right to one deferral for hardship, extreme inconvenience or necessity lets you contact the jury administrator by phone, email, letter or in person and pick a new date within one year. Lying on the qualification form is a Class C misdemeanor.
The rules in Indiana, law by law
| Rule | What the law or court says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juror pay | $80 a day; $90 from day 6 (minimum) | Ind. Code § 33-37-10-1 |
| Mileage | State-employee mileage rate for each mile traveled to and from court (counties may pay parking instead) | Ind. Code § 33-37-10-1 |
| Employer must keep paying | No | Ind. Code §§ 33-28-5-24.3, 35-44.1-2-11, 34-28-4-1 |
| Job protected | Yes | Ind. Code §§ 33-28-5-24.3, 35-44.1-2-11, 34-28-4-1 |
| Age | 75 and over: may ask to be excused | Ind. Code § 33-28-5-18(d) |
| Length of service | One trial: you serve until the end of the first trial you are sworn for; if not selected, service ends when jury selection is complete. | iga.in.gov |
| Before another summons | 12 months | iga.in.gov |
| Postponing | One deferral as of right for hardship, extreme inconvenience or necessity: contact the jury administrator by phone, email, letter or in person and pick a new date within one year. | iga.in.gov |
| Not showing up | Failing to appear or complete service is criminal contempt; the statute sets no specific maximum. Lying on the qualification form is a Class C misdemeanor. | Ind. Code §§ 33-28-5-17, 33-28-5-24 |
Excuses and postponement in Indiana
Notify the jury administrator; facts supporting an exemption are recorded under oath. One deferral as of right for hardship, extreme inconvenience or necessity: contact the jury administrator by phone, email, letter or in person and pick a new date within one year.
Can I be excused or postpone?
Indiana
No ground named: ask to postpone
| Age rule | 75+, on request |
Notify the jury administrator; facts supporting an exemption are recorded under oath. One deferral as of right for hardship, extreme inconvenience or necessity: contact the jury administrator by phone, email, letter or in person and pick a new date within one year.
A request is decided by the court, often with proof (a doctor's note, a school schedule). Ignoring a summons is not an excuse.