收到了一张1月2号法院的信,叫joror summons:you are hereby summoned to attend the court of queen's bench of alberta for jury selection at the ....... 2 J+ v/ l- ~& y; l4 ^要求收到信的5天之内寄回去,说是必须参加,否则就要被罚款或者坐牢~ # `- \( w- x1 g* b( _' D, K3 ?8 A有人知道是咋回事吗?
It is Jury Duty. For many generations, trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our criminal justice system. Through participation in the jury system, the people of a community play a direct role in the administration of justice. 1 S/ T( G# Y, @7 w Prospective juror names are randomly selected from the Alberta Registries database within the Province of Alberta. On occasion a name may be selected of a citizen who has either moved or is deceased, usually when a change in personal information has not been updated with Alberta Registries. An online questionnaire is available to determine your eligibility for jury duty. 6 E s/ b; o# A! E& U8 U: p2 z7 u
Don't worry if you don't want to attend, you can tell them you don't understand English very well. Then you can be free. - N5 t! r$ R8 U5 bhttp://www.albertacourts.ab.ca/C ... id/243/Default.aspx ! \! h1 Y/ Y3 W3 E
Don't worry. If you have a valid reason, you don't have to go. I had this letter before. I didn't go because I was working and studying full time. I just wrote the reason and attached my tuition fee payment receipt, then mail the letter back. They will mail you a letter to inform their final decision.% o9 X6 s- e5 z$ r& n4 N" H
Good luck!