| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to profiting from jury service; |
| 3 | creating s. 40.245, F.S.; prohibiting a juror from |
| 4 | requesting or accepting any monetary benefit or |
| 5 | compensation related to his or her role as a juror |
| 6 | until a certain time has elapsed; prohibiting a person |
| 7 | or organization from offering or providing any |
| 8 | monetary benefit or compensation for obtaining |
| 9 | information related to a juror's role in a trial until |
| 10 | a certain time has elapsed; providing penalties; |
| 11 | providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Section 40.245, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 16 | read: |
| 17 | 40.245 Profiting from jury service.- |
| 18 | (1) A juror in a civil or criminal trial may not, before |
| 19 | or during the trial or within 270 days after the jury is |
| 20 | discharged, request, accept, agree to accept, or discuss with |
| 21 | any person the receiving or accepting of any monetary benefit or |
| 22 | compensation or licensing fees of the juror's likeness or |
| 23 | photograph in consideration for supplying information related to |
| 24 | his or her role as a juror in the trial. |
| 25 | (2) A person or organization may not, before or during a |
| 26 | civil or criminal trial or within 270 days after the jury is |
| 27 | discharged, offer or discuss with any juror the promise or |
| 28 | payment of any monetary benefit or compensation or any licensing |
| 29 | fees of the juror's likeness or photograph in consideration for |
| 30 | obtaining information related to the juror's role in the trial. |
| 31 | (3) A person who violates this section commits a felony of |
| 32 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a |
| 33 | fine of $10,000 for each violation, or both. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |