756.25 Juror fees and mileage.
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756.25 Juror fees and mileage.
(1)Every grand and petit juror summoned shall receive an amount, not less than $16, as fixed by the county board, for each day of attendance, and an amount equal to the mileage rate set under s. 20.916
(8)for each mile traveled each day in going and returning by the most usual route. A juror may not be paid for a day when the court is not in session unless payment is ordered by the court.
(2)The county board may pay jurors by the half-day. The payment shall be for 50 percent of the established daily pay under sub.
(1)and may not affect the payment for mileage.
(3)Notwithstanding subs.
(1)and
(2), if the judges in any circuit have established a system under s. 756.28 in which jurors are summoned to serve for only one day or one trial, the county board may determine the amount to be paid jurors for the first day of attendance and the amount to be paid jurors for traveling to and from the court for the first day of attendance.
(4)When a juror has completed his or her service, the clerk of circuit court shall promptly initiate the procedure for payment of the juror’s fees and mileage under s. 59.64
(g)1.