(A) Legislative intent. Pursuant to the requirements of A.C.A. § 16-34-101 et seq., and in order to qualify for reimbursement from the State of Arkansas for a portion of said jury costs, the Columbia County Quorum Court hereby establishes the following minimum requirements necessary for compensation as jurors and corresponding rates of compensation for service as jurors or prospective jurors in Columbia County:
(1) The person must have received official notice that he or she has been selected as a prospective juror and summoned to appear;
(2) The person must actually appear at the location which they were summoned;
(3) Their attendance must be noted in writing by the Circuit Clerk.
(B) Rates of compensation. The following rates of compensation are established for jury service in Columbia County:
(1) Persons who are selected and seated as a member of the jury including alternates shall be compensated at the rate of $50 per day;
(2) Persons who are summoned and appear but who are not selected and seated as a member of the jury shall be compensated at the rate of $15 per day; and
(3) Persons summoned for jury service but who fail, for any reason, to attend court shall not be entitled to receive compensation.
(C) State reimbursement procedure and responsibility assignment. Pursuant to A.C.A. § 16-34-106, the Circuit Clerk shall be responsible for remitting, in a timely manner, all documentation required by the Administrative Office of the Courts in order to receive reimbursement for the jury cost incurred under A.C.A. § 16-34-103(b) and division (B)(1) above.
(Ord. 77-9, passed 7-12-1977; Am. Ord. 2007.20, passed 12-3-2007)