Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 1606
       
       
        
       By Senator Rodriguez
       
       
       
       
       
       37-00246B-17                                          20171606__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to juror compensation; amending s.
    3         40.24, F.S.; revising the daily compensation rate for
    4         juror service; providing an annual increase in
    5         compensation based on the rate of inflation; requiring
    6         the clerk of the circuit court to certify each month
    7         to the Chief Financial Officer the amount of funds
    8         expended related to juror compensation; requiring the
    9         Chief Financial Officer to verify the amount expended
   10         and to distribute funds to cover such amount from the
   11         General Revenue Fund; 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. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and subsection
   16  (4) of section 40.24, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
   17  subsection (9) is added to that section, to read:
   18         40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.—
   19         (3)
   20         (b) Jurors who are not regularly employed or who do not
   21  continue to receive regular wages while serving as a juror are
   22  entitled to receive $64.80 $15 per day for the first 10 3 days
   23  of juror service. Beginning January 1, 2018, and each January 1
   24  thereafter, compensation for such juror service shall increase
   25  by the rate of inflation, as determined pursuant to s.
   26  448.110(4).
   27         (4) Each juror who serves more than 10 3 days is entitled
   28  to be paid by the clerk of the circuit court for the 11th fourth
   29  day of service and each day thereafter at the rate of $97.20 $30
   30  per day of service. Beginning January 1, 2018, and each January
   31  1 thereafter, compensation for such juror service shall increase
   32  by the rate of inflation, as determined pursuant to s.
   33  448.110(4).
   34         (9) Beginning October 1, 2017, and on the first day of each
   35  month thereafter, each clerk of the circuit court shall certify
   36  to the Chief Financial Officer the amount of funds expended by
   37  the clerk in the previous month to compensate jurors and for
   38  costs of managing juror compensation and reimbursement pursuant
   39  to this section and shall request the distribution of such
   40  amount from the General Revenue Fund. The Chief Financial
   41  Officer shall, within 10 days after receipt of such
   42  certification, audit the certification, verify the amount of
   43  funds expended by the clerk, and distribute such amount to the
   44  clerk from the General Revenue Fund.
   45         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.