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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WATERS, FRANKEL, STURLA, M. O'BRIEN, JOSEPHS, STABACK AND WAGNER, MARCH 17, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 17, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | compensation of jurors. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 4561(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 4561. Compensation of and travel allowance for jurors. |
9 | (a) Compensation.--A person summoned to serve as a juror |
10 | shall receive compensation at the rate of [$9] $40 a day for |
11 | [the first three days] each day in any calendar year he shall be |
12 | required to report for service [and $25 a day for each day |
13 | thereafter in such calendar year that such person is required to |
14 | report]. In addition, persons so summoned shall be paid a travel |
15 | allowance at the rate of 17ยข per mile circular except that no |
16 | travel allowance shall be paid in the first judicial district. |
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18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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