Just show up.

There’s a worse thing then the state coming after you, and that’s the state sucking you into its bureaucracy. For example, they charge you a fine, and maybe decide to put a hold on renewing your drivers license. Then you get to deal with the RMV! I’m sure there’s all sorts of trouble you can get into that would be longer and harder to resolve compared to just showing up.

Compared to other states, I believe we’ve got a pretty decent system for getting called for jury duty. It’s not that frequent, and most people I know usually get sent home anyways.