(1) An employee shall complete an employee request form (suggested example attached) and inform his/her immediate supervisor of the date and anticipated length of absence as soon as possible after being summoned or subpoenaed. An employee should also furnish a copy of the summons or subpoena with the leave request form. Authorized jury duty or witness leave may only be charged against the employee's annual vacation time or accrued compensatory time at the employee's option.

(2) Agencies must document in writing jury duty leave or service as a witness on the employee's leave record.