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Jury duty in Oregon: 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.
Work out Oregon circuit court pay, $10 then $25 a day, plus mileage or transit tickets, and check the excuse rules for people 70 and older or breastfeeding.
What jury duty in Oregon will pay you
You receive for 5 days
$95
| Court fee | $95 |
| Employer, by law | No duty to keep paying wages under this law |
| A normal 5 days of work | $1,000 |
| Income lost | $905 |
| Age rule | 70 and over, may ask to be excused |
Oregon: Circuit court: $10 a day for days 1-2, then $25 a day from day 3. Jurors whose employer keeps paying them must waive the fee unless their employment agreement says otherwise. Day rates used: $10, $25. Before tax. No Oregon law requires wages during jury service; employers cannot force use of paid leave and must allow unpaid leave. Employers with 10+ employees must keep insurance if the employee elects it.
All jury rules in OregonOregon circuit courts pay jurors $10 a day for the first two days and $25 a day from day 3 (ORS 10.061, 10.065), with mileage at 20 cents per mile round trip. If your employer keeps paying you, you must waive the fee unless your employment agreement says otherwise. No Oregon law requires wages during service, but employers must allow unpaid leave, cannot force use of paid leave, and with 10 or more employees must keep your insurance if you elect it (ORS 10.090, 10.092). Anyone 70 or older is excused on request but must still respond to the summons (ORS 10.050(3)). The statutory goal for circuit courts is one day or one trial, and no trial juror serves more than 10 days. Service in an Oregon state or federal court within the last 24 months makes you ineligible. A no-show can be held in contempt: a fine of up to $500 or 1% of annual gross income, whichever is greater, and up to six months in jail.
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Oregon fee waivers and insurance during service
Oregon links the juror fee to your paycheck. Jurors whose employer continues their pay must give up the $10 or $25 daily fee, unless their employment agreement provides otherwise. For everyone else, the fee steps up on day 3, so a five-day trial pays two days at $10 and three at $25. Employers with 10 or more employees must keep your insurance coverage in place while you serve if you elect it, provided you notify them under their notification policy. Public transit riders can claim their tickets instead of mileage.
Deferring and excusing jury service in Oregon
In Oregon, you complete the qualification form in the county eResponse portal, then request a postponement there (phone and mail also work). One deferral is granted for good cause to a term starting within a year; a further one needs good cause and ten available dates in the following six months. Grounds for excusal include age 70 or older, undue hardship or extreme inconvenience to you, your family, your employer or the public, breastfeeding, and being the sole caregiver of a child or dependent who cannot afford other care. Members of the active Oregon National Guard may treat service as optional. The law requires no permanent excusal.
The rules in Oregon, law by law
| Rule | What the law or court says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juror pay | $10 a day; $25 from day 3 | ORS 10.061, 10.065 |
| Mileage | 20 cents per mile round trip for circuit court (public transit tickets reimbursed instead, any distance) | ORS 10.061, 10.065 |
| Employer must keep paying | No | ORS 10.090, 10.092 |
| Job protected | Yes | ORS 10.090, 10.092 |
| Age | 70 and over: may ask to be excused | ORS 10.050(3) |
| Length of service | One day or one trial is the statutory goal for circuit courts; term length is set locally, but no trial juror serves more than 10 days unless needed to finish a trial. | oregonlegislature.gov |
| Before another summons | 24 months | courts.oregon.gov |
| Postponing | Request a postponement in the county's online eResponse portal after completing the qualification form. One deferral for good cause, to a term starting within a year; more only for good cause with 10 available dates in the next six months. | oregonlegislature.gov |
| Not showing up | A no-show is ordered to show cause and can be held in contempt; punitive contempt allows a fine of up to $500 or 1% of annual gross income (whichever is greater) and up to six months in jail. | ORS 10.990(2); ORS 33.105(2) |
Excuses and postponement in Oregon
Ask through the county eResponse portal (or phone/mail); the court reviews each request. No permanent excusal is required by law. Request a postponement in the county's online eResponse portal after completing the qualification form. One deferral for good cause, to a term starting within a year; more only for good cause with 10 available dates in the next six months.
Can I be excused or postpone?
Oregon
No ground named: ask to postpone
| Age rule | 70+, on request |
Ask through the county eResponse portal (or phone/mail); the court reviews each request. No permanent excusal is required by law. Request a postponement in the county's online eResponse portal after completing the qualification form. One deferral for good cause, to a term starting within a year; more only for good cause with 10 available dates in the next six months.
A request is decided by the court, often with proof (a doctor's note, a school schedule). Ignoring a summons is not an excuse.
Official juror page: courts.oregon.gov. Answer your summons and file any request there or as your summons says.