(A) Legislative intent. Pursuant to the requirements of Act 1033 of 2007, codified as A.C. §§ 16-34-101 et seq., and in order to qualify for reimbursement from the state for a portion of said jury costs the 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 the 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 to which he or she was summoned; and
(3) His or her 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 the 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 $25 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) Rate of mileage reimbursement. Any person who is eligible to receive per diem compensation under division (B) of this section and whose primary place of residence is outside the city limits of the county seat shall receive a mileage reimbursement payment for mileage from and to his or her home by the most direct and practical route at the rate of $.30 per mile.
(D) State reimbursement procedure and responsibility assignment. Pursuant to A.C. § 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. § 16-34-103(b) and division (B)(1) of this section.
(Ord. 2007-6, passed 12-10-07)
Statutory reference:
Juror fees, see A.C. § 16-34-103