jury

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

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1466 authored by Rep. Davis on juror compensation. The bill does the following: Judge Dowling, Delaware Circuit Court 2, and Judge Cappas, Lake Superior Court, of the Indiana Judicial Conference Jury Committee testified to the need to increase juror compensation and the Committee’s work on the proposal. A prosecutor and the I … [Read more...] about Juror compensation