Ohio Code § 2313.21

Ohio Code § 2313.21. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2313.21.

(A) A person who is summoned as a juror and who has actually served as a juror in any

county of the state under Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code for two consecutive calendar

weeks shall be discharged by the court, except that the person shall not be so discharged

until the close of a trial in which the person may be serving when the person's jury

term expires. (B) A person who is discharged as prescribed in this section is thereafter prohibited

from jury service in any court of the state until the second jury year after the day

of the person's last service, except that in counties of less than one hundred thousand

population the court shall make rules in the county applicable to subsequent jury

service by persons of that nature. (C) Whenever the certificates of the clerk of the court of common pleas show that a person

is entitled to a discharge as prescribed in this section, the commissioners of jurors

upon request shall certify to that fact.  No person shall be exempted from jury service for any reason, but a person may be

excused from jury service or have the person's jury service postponed in accordance

with Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code and the general statutes of the state.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2313.21
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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