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RSA 500-A:15 · Compensation of Jurors

Title
LI: COURTS
Chapter
500-A · JURORS
Status
current
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500-A:15 Compensation of Jurors. –

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I.

Grand and petit jurors' fees and mileage shall be paid by the state. The jurors' fees shall be $10 for each half day's attendance before a superior court; for each mile's travel to and from the place where the juror serves, mileage shall be paid at the rate of $.20 per mile, mileage to be allowed for each day's attendance when the juror is required to leave the town or city in which he resides.

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II.

For the purposes of this section "attendance for a half day" means attendance either at the forenoon session or at the afternoon session.

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III.

The clerk of the court attended shall determine whether a juror has attended for a half day. Said clerk may count travel time to reach the place where the juror serves in determining attendance of the juror, if the juror is required to travel more than 50 miles one way by the most direct route to reach the court. Source. 1971, 456:10. 1981, 527:2. 1983, 202:1; 383:28, 74, 75. 1991, 355:96, eff. July 1, 1991.

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Source note

Source. 1971, 456:10. 1981, 527:2. 1983, 202:1; 383:28, 74, 75. 1991, 355:96, eff. July 1, 1991.

Source history

  • 1971, 456:10
  • 1981, 527:2
  • 1983, 202:1; 383:28, 74, 75
  • 1991, 355:96, eff. July 1, 1991

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  • 2026 HB1592 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    AN ACT relative to compensation for jurors. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Jurors; Compensation for Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:15 to read as follows: 500-A:15 Compensation of Jurors. [I.] Grand and petit jurors' fees and mileage shall be paid by the state. The jurors' fees shall be [$10 for each half day's] the federal rate as established by

  • 2026 HB1592-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    AN ACT relative to compensation for jurors. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Jurors; Compensation for Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:15 to read as follows: 500-A:15 Compensation of Jurors. [I.] Grand and petit jurors' fees and mileage shall be paid by the state. The jurors' fees shall be [$10 for each half day's] the federal rate as established by

  • 2026 HB1600 reference · effective 2026-07-30

    The secretary of state is authorized to provide voter database record data to the administrative office of the courts to assist in the preparation of master jury lists pursuant to RSA 500-A and to the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire to assist in the preparation of federal court jury lists. The voter checklist for a town or city shall be available pursuant

  • 2026 HB1600-FN reference · effective 2026-07-30

    The secretary of state is authorized to provide voter database record data to the administrative office of the courts to assist in the preparation of master jury lists pursuant to RSA 500-A and to the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire to assist in the preparation of federal court jury lists. The voter checklist for a town or city shall be available pursuant

  • 2026 HB1639 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    es housed under the county sheriffs' offices. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Jurors; Compensation of Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:15, I to read as follows: I. Grand and petit jurors' fees and mileage shall be paid by the state. The petit jurors' fees shall be $10 for each half day's attendance before a superior court and the grand jurors' fees sha

  • 2026 HB1639-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    es housed under the county sheriffs' offices. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Jurors; Compensation of Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:15, I to read as follows: I. Grand and petit jurors' fees and mileage shall be paid by the state. The petit jurors' fees shall be $10 for each half day's attendance before a superior court and the grand jurors' fees sha

  • 2026 SB438 reference · effective 2026-07-30

    The secretary of state is authorized to provide voter database record data to the administrative office of the courts to assist in the preparation of master jury lists pursuant to RSA 500-A and to the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire to assist in the preparation of federal court jury lists. The voter checklist for a town or city shall be available pursuant

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