The Clerk's Office values the health of our customers, jurors and employees. Several precautions have been taken to maintain a safer environment, such as providing employees with hand sanitizer and gloves, and requiring masks to be worn by everyone in all public areas of the courthouse. The number of seats available in jury areas and in the courtrooms have been reduced in accordance with social distancing guidelines. Cleaning times in all County buildings have been increased and hand sanitizer is available in public areas.

Jurors will need to arrive on time for their jury service, making sure to allow for additional time for adequate health and safety screenings.

Jurors will be required to wear a protective face covering in order to enter the courthouse. The protective face covering must be worn at all times inside the facility.

Jurors will be required to have their temperature checked and to answer COVID screening questions.

Jurors cannot bring anyone with them into the courthouse who has not been summoned for jury duty that day. If someone drives a juror to the courthouse, they will need to remain outside until the juror's service has been completed.

Please review the COVID-19 Juror Excusal and Postponement Request form to determine whether or not you meet the requirements as provided for by the Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order 20-23. If you meet said requirements, please complete the form and return it to our office before your jury report day. All requests for excusal or postponement must be submitted in writing to Jury Services via email, by fax (813-272-5568) or by mail (Jury Services, PO Box 3388, Tampa FL 33602-3388). Requests for excusal or postponement are not accepted by phone. If you meet the requirements for excusal or postponement as listed on the form, your service will automatically be excused or postponed.

1. Please read your summons carefully. The date, time and place to report are printed on it, along with your juror number. If your name or address is incorrect on the summons, cross it out and write-in the correct information.  Give the summons to the clerk when you arrive for jury duty.
   
   
2. The night before (weekend of) your jury service date, call (813) 276-8100, and have your summons in hand showing your juror number. Listen carefully to the recorded message advising if you need to report. If the telephone recording is not in operation, please call the emergency number (813) 272-5300 or check our Facebook page for detailed information.

Business casual attire is considered appropriate for men and women.  No shorts or tank tops.  Courtrooms are air-conditioned, so you may wish to bring a sweater or light jacket for comfort.

There is free parking for jurors at the following locations:

• City of Tampa Parking Garage, located at 901 E. Twiggs Street
• Fort Brooke Parking Garage, located at 107 N. Franklin Street, with the entrance on Whiting Street.

Both garages can only accommodate vehicles that do not exceed a height of 6 feet 7 inches.

The Jackson Street City Hall Parking Lot (420 E. Jackson Street) is closed.

To receive free parking at the garages listed above, you must bring your parking receipt for validation with you when you report. This is your responsibility. Any juror parking at other facilities will not be reimbursed.

NOTE: City of Tampa Parking facilities cannot accommodate motorcycles and scooters. If you ride a motorcycle or scooter en route to perform jury service, you will be responsible for parking at other locations without reimbursement. Click here for HARTLINE bus schedules or call HARTLINE (254-4278).

Please review the front of your summons for information on exemptions, postponements or mandatory disqualification.  If appropriate, please fill out A, B, or C and send to: Jury Services, PO Box 3388, Tampa, FL  33601-3388 or Fax to (813) 272-5568.  A Jury Services Representative will notify you only if your request is being denied.  If you are not contacted, your request is being granted.  A new jury summons will be issued for a later date on all postponements.

 

Exemptions, Postponements and/or Disqualifications

A. Exemption/Postponement

Expectant Mother

Parent not employed full-time, who has custody of a child under 6

Full time law enforcement officer or law enforcement investigative personnel

Person responsible for care of another person who is incapable of caring for himself/herself

Person 70 years of age or older

Other – Specify

B. Request for Postponement – Please provide explanation

C. Mandatory – Disqualified

Convicted felon, civil rights not restored

Under prosecution for any crime

No longer residing in Hillsborough County

Not a U.S. Citizen

Clerk of Circuit Court or Judge

Governor, Lt. Governor or Cabinet Officer

 

You may call our Jury Services department at (813) 276-8100 ext. 4747.  Give your name and date of birth, and a clerk will provide you with all the information you need to report to jury duty.  When you arrive for jury duty, inform the clerk that you have lost your summons, and they will print you a duplicate copy.

Please note that although your report date is scheduled for Monday, your service can be for the report date only, from the report date through sometime that week, or, in rare circumstances, from the report date through several weeks.  Plan on the entire day for jury service, for there is not a specific time of day that the courts conclude.  Please make arrangements with family, friends, and/or your employer with regard to this potential time frame.

Pursuant to Section 40.24, Florida Statutes, jurors who are regularly employed and who continue to receive regular wages while serving as a juror are not entitled to receive compensation for the first 3 days of juror service.  Jurors who are not regularly employed or who do not continue to receive regular wages while serving as a juror are entitled to receive $15 per day for the first 3 days of juror service.  All jurors who serve more than 3 days will be paid $30 per day for the fourth day of service and each day thereafter, regardless of the employment status.

1. Before arriving, watch these short videos for an introduction to the jury duty experience:       
   • Pat Frank's Jury Services Overview
   • Thirteenth Judicial Circuit's Jury Duty Video 
     
     
2. Park in one of the City of Tampa's parking garages for free parking and remember to bring your parking receipt with you.
   
   
3. All persons entering the courthouse will be subject to security screening for weapons and other items which may not be brought into the courthouse. Click here for a list of banned items. Cell phones or other electronic devices should be turned off when you are in the courtroom.

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in jury service, please contact the ADA Coordinator for the Hillsborough County Courthouse, 800 E Twiggs St, Room 604, Tampa, FL  33602, (813) 272-5894, at least 7 days before your scheduled jury duty, or immediately upon receiving your jury service notification.  If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Breastfeeding jurors can use a lactation room at the courthouse. Check with Jury staff when you arrive for information on where these rooms are located.

Mail: P.O. Box 3388, Tampa, FL 33601-3388

Email: Contact us

Phone: (813) 276-8100, ext. 4747

In person: Downtown Tampa