Unless excused by reason of undue hardship, all or any portion of the summoned prospective jurors shall be available on one-hour notice by telephone to appear for service, when the jury commissioner determines that it will efficiently serve the operational requirements of the court. Jurors available on one-hour telephone notice shall receive credit for each day of such availability towards their jury service obligation, but they shall not be paid unless they are actually required to make an appearance.
§ 213.One-hour telephone notice
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 213 credits jurors on one-hour telephone notice with a day of jury service for each day of availability, but pays them only for days they are called in.
Full Text of § 213
Plain-English Summary
Section 213 covers a common accommodation: instead of reporting to the courthouse every day, some jurors are placed on one-hour telephone notice, meaning they call in or wait to be called and can report to court within an hour if needed.
Those jurors get credit toward their overall jury service obligation for each day they remain available this way, but the section is precise about pay: they are compensated only for days they are required to make an appearance, not for every day of standby availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do jurors on telephone standby get paid every day?
No. Section 213 pays jurors on one-hour telephone notice only for days they are required to appear.
Does a day on telephone standby still count toward jury service?
Yes. Each day of availability on one-hour telephone notice counts toward the juror’s overall service obligation, even without an appearance.
What is one-hour telephone notice?
It is an arrangement where a prospective juror stays available by phone rather than reporting to the courthouse, and must be able to appear within an hour if called in.
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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