Jurors may receive compensation for serving in a trial, including mileage and temporary suspension from jury summons. Jurors are typically not compensated for the first day, but receive a daily rate thereafter. Court clerks can provide information and proof of service. Safety concerns may arise in high-profile cases, and jurors may receive security measures and support from the court.
The requirement to serve as a juror is common in many nations, and after people have finished, they may be eligible for some benefits to compensate for time spent in court. These include payments to serve in a trial, mileage compensation for jurors who had to drive to get to court, and a temporary suspension from jury summons. Clerks who manage the jury can provide more specific information to help people after serving on the jury.
When people are given notice to serve jury duty, the doc should also discuss any available compensation. Typically, jurors are not compensated for a single day of service, but thereafter they receive a daily rate and the court will automatically issue a check at the end of the trial based on how many days the jurors have spent in court. People can also file a travel statement, often using a form attached to the summons, to inform the court of the distance they must travel to get to the courthouse. They will receive compensation per mile for travel after their first day of jury service.
After people serve as juries, the court cannot reconvene them for a specified period of time, usually six months to a year. People who serve a very long trial may be given two years or more before they have to serve again. Court clerks can print proof of jury service so that if a summons is filed in error, the juror can provide documentation proving he does not need to serve again.
In some cases, jurors may have safety concerns related to jury duty. While this is relatively unusual, it can be a problem in high-profile cases or cases involving organized crime. Generally bailiffs and government representatives meet with jurors if they feel there is cause for concern and may discuss certain security measures. These include identifying individuals by juror number only so that jurors cannot be traced to their homes and workplaces, advising jurors to avoid sharing personal information with juror individuals, and telling juror members jury to use caution when leaving the courthouse to avoid being followed by someone many have an interest in intimidating jurors.
If safety issues are an issue, they may continue to be an issue after people serve on jury duty. The court can provide jurors with advice and support to limit their risks after the case is concluded.
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