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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1871. Fees
(a) Grand and petit jurors in district courts appearing pursuant
to this chapter shall be paid the fees and allowances provided by
this section. The requisite fees and allowances shall be disbursed
on the certificate of the clerk of court in accordance with the
procedure established by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts. Attendance fees for extended service
under subsection (b) of this section shall be certified by the
clerk only upon the order of a district judge.
(b)(1) A juror shall be paid an attendance fee of $40 per day for
actual attendance at the place of trial or hearing. A juror shall
also be paid the attendance fee for the time necessarily occupied
in going to and returning from such place at the beginning and end
of such service or at any time during such service.
(2) A petit juror required to attend more than thirty days in
hearing one case may be paid, in the discretion of the trial judge,
an additional fee, not exceeding $10 more than the attendance fee,
for each day in excess of thirty days on which he is required to
hear such case.
(3) A grand juror required to attend more than forty-five days of
actual service may be paid, in the discretion of the district judge
in charge of the particular grand jury, an additional fee, not
exceeding $10 more than the attendance fee, for each day in excess
of forty-five days of actual service.
(4) A grand or petit juror required to attend more than ten days
of actual service may be paid, in the discretion of the judge, the
appropriate fees at the end of the first ten days and at the end of
every ten days of service thereafter.
(5) Certification of additional attendance fees may be ordered by
the judge to be made effective commencing on the first day of
extended service, without reference to the date of such
certification.
(c)(1) A travel allowance not to exceed the maximum rate per mile
that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts has prescribed pursuant to section 604(a)(7) of this title
for payment to supporting court personnel in travel status using
privately owned automobiles shall be paid to each juror, regardless
of the mode of transportation actually employed. The prescribed
rate shall be paid for the distance necessarily traveled to and
from a juror's residence by the shortest practical route in going
to and returning from the place of service. Actual mileage in full
at the prescribed rate is payable at the beginning and at the end
of a juror's term of service.
(2) The Director shall promulgate rules regulating interim travel
allowances to jurors. Distances traveled to and from court should
coincide with the shortest practical route.
(3) Toll charges for toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries
shall be paid in full to the juror incurring such charges. In the
discretion of the court, reasonable parking fees may be paid to the
juror incurring such fees upon presentation of a valid parking
receipt. Parking fees shall not be included in any tabulation of
mileage cost allowances.
(4) Any juror who travels to district court pursuant to summons
in an area outside of the contiguous forty-eight States of the
United States shall be paid the travel expenses provided under this
section, or actual reasonable transportation expenses subject to
the discretion of the district judge or clerk of court as
circumstances indicate, exercising due regard for the mode of
transportation, the availability of alternative modes, and the
shortest practical route between residence and court.
(5) A grand juror who travels to district court pursuant to a
summons may be paid the travel expenses provided under this section
or, under guidelines established by the Judicial Conference, the
actual reasonable costs of travel by aircraft when travel by other
means is not feasible and when certified by the chief judge of the
district court in which the grand juror serves.
(d)(1) A subsistence allowance covering meals and lodging of
jurors shall be established from time to time by the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts pursuant to
section 604(a)(7) of this title, except that such allowance shall
not exceed the allowance for supporting court personnel in travel
status in the same geographical area. Claims for such allowance
shall not require itemization.
(2) A subsistence allowance shall be paid to a juror when an
overnight stay is required at the place of holding court, and for
the time necessarily spent in traveling to and from the place of
attendance if an overnight stay is required.
(3) A subsistence allowance for jurors serving in district courts
outside of the contiguous forty-eight States of the United States
shall be allowed at a rate not to exceed that per diem allowance
which is paid to supporting court personnel in travel status in
those areas where the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts has prescribed an increased per diem fee
pursuant to section 604(a)(7) of this title.
(e) During any period in which a jury is ordered to be kept
together and not to separate, the actual cost of subsistence shall
be paid upon the order of the court in lieu of the subsistence
allowances payable under subsection (d) of this section. Such
allowance for the jurors ordered to be kept separate or sequestered
shall include the cost of meals, lodging, and other expenditures
ordered in the discretion of the court for their convenience and
comfort.
(f) A juror who must necessarily use public transportation in
traveling to and from court, the full cost of which is not met by
the transportation expenses allowable under subsection (c) of this
section on account of the short distance traveled in miles, may be
paid, in the discretion of the court, the actual reasonable expense
of such public transportation, pursuant to the methods of payment
provided by this section. Jurors who are required to remain at the
court beyond the normal business closing hour for deliberation or
for any other reason may be transported to their homes, or to
temporary lodgings where such lodgings are ordered by the court, in
a manner directed by the clerk and paid from funds authorized under
this section.
(g) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out his authority under this section.
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