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34	29		BILL NO. 4079 By: Wallace of the House
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43	40		An Act relating to fees; amending 28 O.S. 2021,
44	41		Section 86, which relates to jurors ' fees; increasing
45	42		jurors' fees for attendance; and providing an
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53	48		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	49		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 28 O.S. 2021, Section 86, is
55	50		amended to read as follows:
56	51		Section 86. A. Jurors shall be paid the following fees o ut of
57	52		the local court fund:
58	53		1. For each day's attendance before any court of record, Twenty
59	54		Dollars ($20.00) Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00); and
60	55		2. For mileage going to and returning from jury service each
61	56		day, pursuant to the provisions of the State Trav el Reimbursement
62	57		Act.
63	58		B. The Court Fund Board of the district court may contract for
64	59		or provide reimbursement for parking for district c ourt jurors to be
	60	+	paid from the Court Fund. Parking so provided to jurors sh all be in
	61	+	lieu of any reimbursement to jur ors for parking fees.
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92		-	paid from the Court Fund. Parking so provided to jurors sh all be in
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94	88		C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person
95	89		who is summoned for jury duty and who is excused f rom serving
96	90		pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section 28 of Title 38
97	91		of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning on the day the person is excused
98	92		from service.
99	93		D. The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules to establish a
100	94		Lengthy Trial Fund that shall be used to provide full or partial
101	95		wage replacement or wage supplementation to jurors who serve as
102	96		petit jurors for more than ten (10) days.
103	97		1. The court rules shall provide for the selection and
104	98		appointment of an Administrator for the fund; procedures for the
105	99		administration of the fund, including payments of salaries of the
106	100		Administrator and other necessary personnel; proc edures for the
107	101		accounting, auditing and investment of money in the Lengthy Trial
108	102		Fund; and a report by the Supreme Court on the administr ation of the
109	103		Lengthy Trial Fund included in its annual report on the judicial
110	104		branch, setting forth the money collected for and disbursed from the
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112	106		2. The clerk of the court shall collect from each attorney who
113	107		files a civil case, unless otherwise ex empted under the provisions
114	108		of this section, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) pe r case to be paid
115	109		into the Lengthy Trial F und. A lawyer will be deemed to have filed
	110	+	a case at the time the first pleading or other filing on which an
	111	+	individual lawyer's name appears is submitted to the court for
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143		-	a case at the time the first pleading or other filing on which an
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145	138		filing and opens a new case. All such fe es shall be forwarded to
146	139		the Administrator of the Lengthy Trial Fund for deposit.
147	140		3. The Administrator shall use the fees deposited in the
148	141		Lengthy Trial Fund to pay full or parti al wage replacement or
149	142		supplementation to jurors whose employers pay less tha n full regular
150	143		wages when the period of ju ry service lasts more than ten (10) days.
151	144		4. The court may pay replacement or supplemental wages of up to
152	145		Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per day per juror beginning on the
153	146		eleventh day of jury service. In addition , for any jurors who
154	147		qualify for payment b y serving on a jury for more than ten (10)
155	148		days, the court may, upon finding that such service posed a
156	149		significant financial hardship to a juror, even in light of payments
157	150		made with respect to jury service after th e tenth day, award
158	151		replacement or suppleme ntal wages of up to Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
159	152		per day from the fourth to the tenth day of jury service.
160	153		5. Any juror who is serving or has served on a jury that
161	154		qualifies for payment from the Lengthy Trial Fund, prov ided the
162	155		service commenced on or after Jan uary 1, 2005, may submit a request
163	156		for payment from the Lengthy Trial Fund on a form provided by the
164	157		Administrator. Payment shall be lim ited to the difference between
165	158		the state-paid jury fee and the actual amount of wages a juror
166	159		earns, up to the maximum level payable, minus any amount the juror
	160	+	actually receives from the employer during the same time period.
	161	+	The form shall disclose the j uror's regular wages, the amount the
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194		-	actually receives from the employer during the same time period.
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196	188		employer will pay during the term of jur y service starting on the
197	189		eleventh day and thereafter, the amount of replacement or
198	190		supplemental wages requested, and any other information the
199	191		Administrator deems necessary for p roper payment. The juror shall
200	192		be required to submit verification from the e mployer as to the wage
201	193		information provided to the Administrator, including but not limited
202	194		to the employee's most recent earnings statement or similar
203	195		document, prior to initiati on of payment from the fund. If an
204	196		individual is self-employed or receives c ompensation other than
205	197		wages, the individual may provide a sworn affidavit attesting to his
206	198		or her approximate gross weekly income, together with such other
207	199		information as the Adm inistrator may require, in order to verify
208	200		weekly income.
209	201		6. The following attorneys and causes of action are exempt f rom
210	202		payment of the Lengthy Trial Fund fee:
211	203		a. government attorneys entering appearances in the
212	204		course of their official duties,
213	205		b. pro se litigants,
214	206		c. cases in small claims court or the state equivalent
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216	208		d. claims seeking Social Security disabi lity
217	209		determinations, individual veterans' compensation or
	210	+	disability determinations, recoupment actions for
	211	+	government backed educational loans or mortgages,
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247	238		child custody and support cases, actions brought in
248	239		forma pauperis, and any other filings designat ed by
249	240		rule that involve minimal use of court resources and
250	241		that customarily are not afforded the opportunity for
251	242		a trial by jury.
252	243		7. Until June 30, 2021, the Office of Management and Enterprise
253	244		Services shall, at the request of the Administrative Director of the
254	245		Courts, transfer any monies from the Lengthy Trial Fund to the
255	246		Supreme Court Administrative Revolving Fund or the Interagency
256	247		Reimbursement Fund as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon
257	248		the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts by
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259	250		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
260		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
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	251	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2022.
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	260	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
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