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H.E.A. 1264, P.L. 65Effective: July 1, 2024 Section 19 requires the state to provide to each county voter registration office information concerning a voter who is disqualified or potentially disqualified as a prospective juror from jury service because the voter is not a United States citizen. Specifies the actions a county voter registration office must take concerning certain … [Read more...] about Election security

H.E.A. 1466, P.L. 237 Effective: July 1, 2023 Increases the jury fee collected from a defendant who has committed a crime or committed certain violations to $6. (Current jury fee is $2.) Requires the clerk to collect a jury fee of $75 from a party filing a civil tort or plenary action. Increases the jury appearance fee to $30 per day for each day a juror is in attendance until … [Read more...] about Juror compensation

The Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee heard HB 1466 on jury compensation sponsored by Sen. Gaskill and authored by Rep. Davis. Last week, Rep. Davis explained that the bill increases the juror appearance rated to $30 per day, the juror service rate to $80 per day for the first five days and provides the juror service rate is $90 per day beginning on the sixth day of trial.  T … [Read more...] about Juror compensation

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1466 authored and presented by Rep. Davis on juror compensation. The bill: An amendment was adopted by consent to provide a prospective juror, who is summoned for jury duty and who reports to the summoning court on the day, regardless of whether the prospective juror is not seated or is removed under IC 35-37-1, is in actual attendance on … [Read more...] about Juror compensation

The House Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1466, on increasing juror compensation, authored by Rep. Davis, and Haggard. The bill passed without amendment 24-0. Read the bill at https://beta.iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1466/details. … [Read more...] about Juror compensation