DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5822.2A
ASN (M&RA)
23 AUG 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5822.2A
Subj: SERVICE ON STATE AND LOCAL JURIES BY MEMBERS OF
THE NAVAL SERVICE
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §982
(b) DoD Instruction 5525.08 of 3 January 2007
Encl: (1) Definitions
1. Purpose. To implement references (a) and (b) to establish a
uniform policy for state and local jury service by members of the
Naval Service on active duty, to exempt categories of personnel
from all state and local jury duty, to provide procedures, and to
delegate authority for determining whether members are exempt
from service under a particular call.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5822.2.
3. Definitions. See enclosure (1).
4. Applicability. This instruction applies to active duty members
of the Armed Forces.
5. Policy.
Members of the Naval Service will be permitted to
fulfill, to the maximum extent practicable, their civic
responsibilities consistent with their military duties. Serving
on a state or local jury is one such civic obligation. Service
Members are exempt from jury duty, however, when jury duty would
unreasonably interfere with performance of their military duties
or adversely affect the readiness of the unit, command, or
activity to which they are assigned.
6. Exempt Personnel
a. All general officers, flag officers, commanding officers,
all personnel assigned to the operating forces, in a training
status, or stationed outside the United States are exempt from
