Information
about Jury Service in O'Brien County
District Court
Location
of courthouse and directions: 155 S. HAYES AVE, PRIMGHAR,
IOWA
From
Highway 59-1 Block West of PROGO Gas Station
Courthouse
hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Contact
information:
Jeffrey J. Roos, Clerk, PO Box 430, Primghar,
Iowa 51245
Check
trial status information:
712-957-3255
712-957-2965 after hours
Where to
park: Available parking all around the courthouse
Courthouse
security information:
Contact
for ADA accommodations:
712-279-6616
Inside
the courthouse—where to report for jury service:
2nd Floor-Clerk of Court's
Office
What to
wear to court: Please report for jury
service wearing respectable clothes. As
a general rule, business or business casual clothing is acceptable. The following types of clothing are not
suitable for court proceedings: shorts,
tube tops, halter tops, clothing that contains any obscene, suggestive or
inflammatory print or images, and clothes that are overly dirty or ragged.
Absences/Emergencies:
712-957-3255
Travel,
mileage and other expenses:
Jurors
are reimbursed for travel to and from residence to the courthouse at a rate
approved by the supreme court.
Compensation: Pursuant to state law, you will be paid $30 a
day for each day of jury service up to seven days; $50 a day for eight or more
days of service. You may waive the right
to compensation, which will help reduce the state's cost of operating the court
system.
