A 471 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes $40 daily pay rate for jurors and certain other juror benefits; appropriate $20 million.

This bill increases New Jersey juror pay from $5 to $40 per day for all grand and petit jurors, effective immediately on the first day of service. It also adds travel reimbursement (based on mileage or actual fare) and toll reimbursement for jurors traveling to court, requiring proof of expenses. Private employers with 10+ employees must pay up to five days of salary during jury duty, cannot use paid time off to offset this, and may deduct the jury pay received from the employer's payment. The $20 million appropriation from the General Fund funds these changes, covering the pay increase and new benefits for jurors.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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