63Failure to attend for jury service

63 Failure to attend for jury service

63 Failure to attend for jury service

(1) Subject to sections 64 and 66, a person who fails to attend for jury service contravenes this section and is liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence under this section, a document purporting to be signed by the sheriff and to certify—

(a) that a specified person is recorded as having failed to attend for jury service, or

(b) that a specified person has declined to be dealt with under section 64,

is evidence of the matter so certified.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the person prosecuted proves that the person had a reasonable excuse for his or her failure to attend for jury service.

s 63: Am 1987 No 286, Sch 1 (16); 1988 No 20, Sch 7 (1); 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 1996 No 4, Sch 2 [6]; 1999 No 39, Sch 3 [8] [9].