# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 8. Juries and Jurors

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 8-504

(a) A person may not fail to appear for jury service as summoned under this title.

(b) A jury judge may order a person who violates any provision of this section to appear and show cause for each violation.

(c) A person who fails to show good cause for a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)