The summons shall contain the date, time, and place of appearance required of the prospective juror or, alternatively, instructions as to the procedure for calling the jury commissioner for telephonic instructions for appearance as well as such additional juror information as deemed appropriate by the jury commissioner.
§ 210.Contents of summons
Title 3. Persons Specially Invested With Powers of a Judicial Nature · Chapter 1. Trial Jury Selection and Management Act · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 210 governs the information a California jury summons itself must set out for the prospective juror who receives it.
Full Text of § 210
Plain-English Summary
Section 210 addresses the contents of the summons a prospective juror receives, the document that starts the process described in the surrounding sections on estimating juror needs, modifying appearance details, and enforcing a response.
Because a summons is often a person’s first encounter with the jury system, getting its contents right matters. It works alongside § 210.5’s standardized statewide form and § 208’s rules on estimating and issuing summonses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What section governs what a California jury summons must contain?
Section 210 addresses the contents of the jury summons.
Is there a statewide standard jury summons form?
Yes. Section 210.5 provides for a standardized jury summons used across California courts.
How does Section 210 relate to the enforcement rules in Section 209?
Section 210 governs what the summons must say, while § 209 governs what happens if a prospective juror ignores it.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1988 ch 1245 § 2.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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