CHAPTER 33: COUNTY COURTS
Section
General Provisions
   33.01   Circuit Court; jury terms
Jurors
   33.20   Compensation
   33.21   Annual levy; contingent fund
   33.22   Inconsistent acts
Editor’s Note:
   Title 8 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings of the Public General Laws of the State of Maryland govern “juries”.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 33.01 CIRCUIT COURT; JURY TERMS.
   (A)   There shall be 2 jury regular common-law terms of the Circuit Court for Garrett County to be held in Oakland. The 2 jury terms shall commence on the second Monday in March and the second Monday in September, respectively, in each year, and to the jury terms, jurors shall be summoned and returned in the mode prescribed by law.
(1986 Code, § 17-1) (P.L.L., 1888, Art. 12, § 28; 1930, § 49: 1957 Code, § 32; 1878, Ch. 108; 1890, Ch. 25; 1894, Ch. 653; 1898, Ch. 89; 1906, Ch. 790, § 28; 1931, Ch. 515, § 49; 1939, Ch. 670; 1968, Ch. 261)
   (B)   Each jury term shall consist of 2 sessions of jurors, each serving 3 months active duty and on “stand-by” for an additional 3 months.
(1986 Code, § 17-2) (1957 Code, § 35; 1943, Ch. 903)
JURORS
§ 33.20 COMPENSATION.
   The jurors of Garrett County shall each receive $15 for each day they attend the Circuit Court, and shall receive an additional sum for mileage for each mile round trip from their home. The mileage paid to jurors is guided by the reimbursement rate for state employees using private vehicles on state business as amended from time to time issued by the Maryland Department of Budget and Management. On or after July 1, 2005, a juror who serves as a petit juror for more than 5 days for a trial shall be paid $15 per day for the first 5 days (same as before), but then $50.00 per day for the sixth day and each day thereafter.
(1986 Code, § 58-1) (P.L.L., 1888, Art. 12, § 124; 1930, § 223; 1878, Ch. 108; 1924, Ch. 14; Am. by Md. H.B. 1185, passed 7-1-2005)
Editorial note:
   The daily compensation of jurors is mandated by Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, § 8-106.
§ 33.21 ANNUAL LEVY; CONTINGENT FUND.
   (A)   Levy for compensation. The County Commissioners shall annually levy such sum of money as they may deem sufficient to pay jurors and state’s witnesses of the county for the ensuing year, which sum of money shall be collected, disbursed to the jurors and state’s witnesses and accounted for by the Supervisor of Tax Collection as other levies are collected, disbursed and accounted for by him or her.
(P.L.L., 1888, Art. 12, § 125; 1930, § 224; 1878, Ch. 108; 1888, Ch. 8)
   (B)   Disposition of surplus funds. Any surplus that may remain in the hands of the Supervisor of Tax Collection shall be a contingent fund for paying the jurors.
(P.L.L., 1888, Art. 12, § 126; 1930, § 225; 1878, Ch. 108)
(1986 Code, § 58-2)
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