Aquatic and Fitness Center
·
Parks and Recreation
·
Public Safety
·
NMB Park and Sports Complex
Home
HOME
GENERAL INFO
Meeting Dates 2020
Beach Laws
City Council Agendas / Reports
City Council Contact Info
Hurricane Information
Court
Alcohol Education Program
A Message from Solicitor Richardson
Bench Court
Courtroom Etiquette
Jury Duty
Jury Trial Information
License Suspension
Payment of Fines
PreTrial Intervention
A Message from Solicitor Richardson
Traffic Education Program
A Message from Solicitor Richardson
Forms
Hospitality Tax & Fee
Phone Directory
Planning Commission
Agendas / Reports
Public Notices
Video Library
Voting
Board of Zoning Appeals
Agendas / Reports
NMB 504/ADA Policy
NMB Title VI Plan
DEPARTMENTS
Aquatic & Fitness Center
Beach Patrol
City Administration
Finance
Information Services
Parks and Recreation
Planning and Development
Public Safety
Public Works
Support Services
SERVICES
Bids & Quotes
Business Licenses
Mosquito Spraying
NMB Interactive Maps
Purchasing
Streets & Drainage
Ticket Payments
Using Our Beaches
Beach Monitoring
Beach Raking
Beach Laws
Water Quality Report
Wheelchairs & Access
Utilities
Pay My Utility Bill
Utility Rates
Waste Collection
Wedding Information
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Information
Available Jobs
CONTACT
Jury Duty
Jury duty is a valuable service to your community. It is an important responsibility since a juror will determine a defendant's guilt or innocence. Jurors are randomly selected by a computer program from a computer disc provided to the court from Motor Vehicle and Voter Registration records. Jurors in Municipal Court are required to serve at least once every calendar year. In North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court, a system has been devised to simplify jury duty.
All jurors are required to appear on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. At this time, all juries are selected for all cases set for trial for the whole week. When a juror leaves the courtroom after jury selection, they will know when and if they are required to return for a trial during that week. Each juror that has been chosen for a specific trial is provided with the name of the defendant along with the Court's telephone number. They may call this number any time before their scheduled trial and a recording will update them on the status of this case (i.e.: the time has been changed, the defendant has pled, or that the time is still the same).
The term of court is for one week only. Any cases that are not disposed of within this one-week term will be continued to the next term of court and will receive a new set of jurors. Jurors are not required to reappear at the next term of Court. The average length of time for a trial is approximately three hours. Any case started will conclude that same day and will not be carried over to the next day. Jurors are compensated $15.00 per day served but not for mileage.