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29		-	BILL NO. 713 By: Hicks and Boren of the
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	30	+	February 15, 2023
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	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 713 By: Hicks and Boren of the
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38		-	An Act relating to fees; amending 28 O.S. 2021 ,
39		-	Section 86, which relates to jurors ’ fees; increasing
40		-	amount paid for jury service; and pr oviding an
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46	47		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
47	48		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 28 O.S. 2021, Section 86, is
48	49		amended to read as follows:
49	50		Section 86. A. Jurors shall be paid the following fees out of
50	51		the local court fund:
51	52		1. For each day’s attendance before any court of record, Twenty
52	53		Dollars ($20.00) Thirty Dollars ($30.00); and
53	54		2. For mileage going to and returning from jury service each
54	55		day, pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement
55	56		Act.
56	57		B. The Court Fund Board o f the district court may contract for
57	58		or provide reimburseme nt for parking for district court jurors to be
58	59		paid from the Court Fund. Parking so provided to jurors shall be in
59	60		lieu of any reimbursement to jurors for parking fees.
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86	88		C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person
87	89		who is summoned for j ury duty and who is excused from serving
88	90		pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section 28 of Ti tle 38
89	91		of the Oklahoma Statutes, beginning on the day the person is excused
90	92		from service.
91	93		D. The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules to establish a
92	94		Lengthy Trial Fund that shall be used to provide full or partial
93	95		wage replacement or wage supplementation to jurors who serve as
94	96		petit jurors for more than ten (10) days.
95	97		1. The court rules shall pr ovide for the selection and
96	98		appointment of an Administrator for the fund; procedures for the
97	99		administration of the fund, including payments of salaries of the
98	100		Administrator and other necessary personnel; procedures for the
99	101		accounting, auditing and investme nt of money in the Lengthy Trial
100	102		Fund; and a report by the S upreme Court on the administration of the
101	103		Lengthy Trial Fund included in its annual report on the judic ial
102	104		branch, setting forth the money collected for and disbursed from the
103	105		fund.
104	106		2. The clerk of the court shall collect from each attorney who
105	107		files a civil case, unless otherwise exempted under the provisions
106	108		of this section, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per case to be paid
107	109		into the Lengthy Trial Fund. A lawyer will be deemed to have filed
108	110		a case at the time the first pleading or other filing on which a n
109	111		individual lawyer’s name appears is submitted to the court for
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136	139		filing and opens a new case. All such fees shall be forwarded to
137	140		the Administrator of the Lengthy Trial Fund for deposit.
138	141		3. The Administrator shall use the fees deposited in the
139	142		Lengthy Trial Fund to pay full or partial wage replacement or
140	143		supplementation to jurors whose employers pay less than full regular
141	144		wages when the period of jury service lasts more than ten (10) days.
142	145		4. The court may pay replacement or supplemental wages of up to
143	146		Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per day per juror beginning on the
144	147		eleventh day of jury service. In addit ion, for any jurors who
145	148		qualify for payment by serving on a jury for more than ten (10)
146	149		days, the court may, upon finding that such service posed a
147	150		significant financial hardship to a juror, even in light of payments
148	151		made with respect to jury service after the tenth day, award
149	152		replacement or supplemental wages of up to Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
150	153		per day from the fourth to the tenth day of jury service.
151	154		5. Any juror who is serving or has served on a jury that
152	155		qualifies for payment from the Lengthy Trial Fund, p rovided the
153	156		service commenced on or after January 1, 2005, may submit a request
154	157		for payment from the Lengthy Trial Fund on a form provided by the
155	158		Administrator. Payment shall be limited to the difference between
156	159		the state-paid jury fee and the actual amou nt of wages a juror
157	160		earns, up to the maximum level payable, minus any amount the juror
158	161		actually receives from the employer during the same time period.
159	162		The form shall disclose the juror’s regular wages, the amount the
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186	190		employer will pay during the term of jury service starting on the
187	191		eleventh day and thereafter, the amount of replacement or
188	192		supplemental wages requested, and any other information the
189	193		Administrator deems necessary for proper payment. The juror shall
190	194		be required to submit verification from th e employer as to the wage
191	195		information provided to the Administrator, including but not limite d
192	196		to the employee’s most recent earnings statement or simila r
193	197		document, prior to initiation of payment from the fund. If an
194	198		individual is self-employed or receives compensation other than
195	199		wages, the individual may provide a sworn affidavit attesting to hi s
196	200		or her approximate gross weekly income, together with such other
197	201		information as the Administrator may require, in order to verify
198	202		weekly income.
199	203		6. The following attorneys and causes of action are exempt from
200	204		payment of the Lengthy Trial Fund fee:
201	205		a. government attorneys entering appearances in the
202	206		course of their official duties,
203	207		b. pro se litigants,
204	208		c. cases in small claims court or the state equivalent
205	209		thereof, or
206	210		d. claims seeking Social Security disability
207	211		determinations, individual veterans ’ compensation or
208	212		disability determinations, recoupment actions for
209	213		government backed educational loans or mortgages,
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236	241		child custody and support cases, actions brought in
237	242		forma pauperis, and any other filings designated by
238	243		rule that involve minimal use of court res ources and
239	244		that customarily are not afforded the opportunity for
240	245		a trial by jury.
241	246		7. Until June 30, 2021, the Office of Management and Enterprise
242	247		Services shall, at the request of the Administrative Director of the
243	248		Courts, transfer any monies from the Len gthy Trial Fund to the
244	249		Supreme Court Administrative Revolvin g Fund or the Interagency
245	250		Reimbursement Fund as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon
246	251		the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts by
247	252		law.
248	253		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
249		-	Passed the Senate the 28th day of February, 2023.
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256		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	254	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
	255	+	February 15, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED