Administrative Order S-2021-051-S [external court website link], effective July 29, 2021, establishes the following health and safety protocols for jurors and those attending in person hearing proceedings:

Face masks: The wearing of face masks and physical distancing is required in all public areas of any courthouse facility (except for children less than 2 years old), including during in-person court proceedings until the level of COVID-19 community transmission is reduced to moderate.

Clear face masks for witnesses and jurors: The presiding judge may require that a witness or juror wear a clear face mask. If the the presiding judge requires that a witness or juror wear a clear face mask, a clear face mask will be provided to the witness or juror.

Physical distancing is encouraged in all areas of the courthouse: Any participant may request to be physically distanced during an in-person court proceeding. The presiding judge will address such requests as appropriate under the circumstances at the time of the request.

1. 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.
2. Contact our office the night before your jury service date AND the day of your jury service, and have your summons in hand showing your juror number. You can either call (813) 276-8100 x4747 (Press 1), check our Facebook page, or visit www.hillsclerk.com/jury to see if you still need to report. If the telephone recording is not in operation, please call the emergency number (813) 272-5300.

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

There is free parking for jurors at the following locations:

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

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

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 [external 3rd party link] for HARTLINE bus schedules or call HARTLINE (813-254-4278).

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, fax to (813) 272-5568 or email. 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

 

Call Jury Services at (813) 276-8100 x 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.

Your service may 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, as there is not a specific time of day that the courts conclude. 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.

Before arriving, watch this short video for an introduction to the jury duty experience:

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit's Jury Duty Video 

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.

Jurors may bring their laptops and tablets to jury duty and use them in the Jury Auditorium while waiting to be selected for a court trial. We provide free wi-fi for our jurors and mobile device charging stations throughout the auditorium for this purpose. However, once you get selected to serve on a jury trial inside a courtroom, all of those devices must be turned off and put away as they are not allowed to be used while 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. Visit the Information Booth located on the sixth floor of the Edgecomb Courthouse or the second floor of the Courthouse Annex in order to gain entry.

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

Email: Contact us

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

In person: Downtown Tampa