HB636 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Jurors, travel reimbursement, rate adjusted, Sec. 12-19-210 am'd.

Summary

HB 636 increases juror travel reimbursement from five cents to 58 cents per mile and updates related daily allowances and procedures.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, regular jurors and grand and petit jurors would receive 58 cents per mile for traveling to and from court, plus a $10 per day expense allowance. Ferriage and tolls paid during travel would be reimbursed, and expenses must be proven by the juror's oath before the court clerk, who issues a certificate listing days served, miles traveled, ferriage and tolls, and the amount due. The change is retroactive to May 23, 1977, and the new rate takes effect on the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and approved by the governor.

Who It Affects

• Regular jurors, grand jurors, and petit jurors who travel to and from court, who would receive the higher mileage rate and the daily expense allowance.
• Court clerks (and the State Treasury) who verify travel expenses, issue certificates, and process payments to jurors.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 12-19-210 to set travel reimbursement at 58 cents per mile and maintain a $10 per day expense allowance; also covers ferriage and tolls.
• Travel expenses must be proven by the juror's oath before the court clerk, who certifies days served, miles traveled, ferriage and tolls, and the amount payable.
• Payments are made out of the State Treasury based on the certificate.
• The provisions are retroactive to May 23, 1977.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Juries and Jurors