An Act To Increase Mileage Reimbursement for Jurors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §1215, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. E, §13 and affected by Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. E, §13, is further amended to read:
§ 1215. Mileage and compensation of jurors
A juror is entitled to paid mileage at the rate of 15¢ 32¢ per mile for travel expenses from the juror's residence to the place of holding court and return and to compensation at the rate of $10 for each day of required attendance at sessions of the court.
summary
This bill increases the mileage paid a juror from 15¢ a mile to 32¢ a mile for each day of required attendance at sessions of court.