# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 8. Juries and Jurors

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 8-505

(a) A person who is summoned for jury service under this title may not fail to complete jury service as directed.

(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 90 days or both.

---

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