Jurors' Fees

V.S.A. tit. 32, ch. 17, subch. 4

in effect

32 V.S.A. § 1511 Grand and petit jurors in Superior Court

1511. Grand and petit jurors in Superior Court There shall be allowed to grand and petit jurors in the Superior Court the following fees and expenses: (1) for attendance, $30.00 a day, on request, unless the jurors were otherwise compensated by their employer; (2) for each talesman, $30.00 a day, on request, unless the talesmen were otherwise compensated by their employer; and (3) upon request and upon a showing of hardship, reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred for travel from home to court, and return, at the rate of reimbursement allowed State employees for travel under the terms of the prevailing collective bargaining agreement. Amended 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. April 9, 1970; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. July 2, 1978; 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1993, No. 24, § 3, eff. May 19, 1993; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 207.

32 V.S.A. § 1512 When per diem allowed

1512. When per diem allowed Grand and petit jurors shall be allowed per diem pay only for the days when they appear in court.

32 V.S.A. § 1513 Excused jurors

1513. Excused jurors When jurors are excused to a day certain or subject to call, they shall be allowed per diem only for time actually and necessarily spent in going to and returning from their homes and for mileage. The clerk of the court shall record the name of jurors thus excused, and compute their debentures in accordance herewith.

32 V.S.A. § 1514 Board and lodging of jurors

1514. Board and lodging of jurors When in a grand jury investigation or in the trial of a criminal or civil cause jurors are kept together by order of the court, their board and lodging and that of the officers having such jurors in charge shall be paid by the State. Amended 1959, No. 59, eff. March 25, 1959; 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 208.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/32/017Fetched: 10/21/2026