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An Act To Increase Compensation 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¢ per mile for travel expenses from the juror's residence to the place of holding court and return, to parking fees related to attendance at sessions of the court and to compensation at the rate of $10$25 for each day of required attendance at sessions of the court.
 
SUMMARY
This bill adds parking fees to the compensation paid to citizens who serve as jurors and increases their daily compensation rate from $10 per day to $25 per day.