An absentee juryman or one who attends unfit as a result of alcohol or other drugs is liable to summary proceedings in a magistrates' court as well as to committal for contempt.

陪审员如果无故缺席或者出庭时因醉酒或吸毒不适合参加庭审，将会导致在治安法庭受到简易罪审判，也可以作为藐视法庭罪转送审判。