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What this estimate covers

The court's daily fee and, where the law pays it, mileage. It does not include parking, transit passes or meals, and your court's final payment controls. Employer rules are shown separately, because they depend on where you work.

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Sources

33 sources, with the exact sentence each rule comes from. Georgia statute text is quoted from Justia's copy of the 2025 Official Code of Georgia
  1. NYS Unified Court System - Jury Information for Employers (Revised June 2025). UCS Jury Information for Employers (June 2025); Judiciary Law § 519."Employers of more than 10 employees must pay jurors the jury fee of $72 or the employee's wage (whichever is lower)"
  2. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519 – Right of juror to be absent from employment. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519."An employer may, however, withhold wages of any such employee serving as a juror during the period of such service; provided that an employer who employs more than ten employees shall not withhold the first seventy-two dollars of such juror's daily wages during the first three days of jury service."
  3. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(b)."No employee shall be entitled to receive the per diem allowance authorized by subdivision (a) of this section for any regularly scheduled workday on which jury service is rendered if, on such day, his or her wages are not withheld on account of such service."
  4. NY Courts – Jurors: Questions & Answers (FAQs). NY Courts juror FAQ."How long does it take for jurors to get paid? Four to six weeks."
  5. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521-a – Fees of trial jury. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521-a."authorize as an additional allowance, the sum of six dollars per day for each and every day of physical attendance in excess of thirty days, wherein the court convenes."
  6. Jury Service in Texas, Texas Judicial Branch / Office of Court Administration (txcourts.gov). OCA juror information page; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 122 (no pay requirement)."Your employer is not required to pay you for any time that you missed from work due to jury service. However, your employer cannot fire you while you are fulfilling your civic duty."
  7. Tex. Gov't Code § 61.001 – Reimbursement of Expenses of Jurors and Prospective Jurors. Tex. Gov't Code § 61.001(f)."If a check, instrument, or other method of payment authorized under Section 113.048, Local Government Code, representing a reimbursement under this section is not presented for payment or redeemed before the 90th day after it is issued: (1) the instrument or other method of payment is considered forfeited and is void; and (2) the money represented by the instrument or other method of payment may be placed or retained in the county's jury fund, the county's general fund, or any other fund in which county funds can be legally placed, at the discretion of the commissioners court."
  8. Tex. Gov't Code § 61.001 – Reimbursement of Expenses of Jurors and Prospective Jurors. Tex. Gov't Code § 61.001(a)-(b)."(1) not less than $20 for the first day or fraction of the first day the person is in attendance in court in response to the process and discharges the person's duty for that day; and (2) not less than $58 for each day or fraction of each day the person is in attendance in court in response to the process after the first day and discharges the person's duty for that day."
  9. Harris County Auditor - Juror Pay Card Review. Harris County Auditor, Juror Pay Card Review memo (Apr. 29, 2024)."On the day of jury service, the District Clerk's Office physically distributes pay cards to jurors; if a juror chooses to receive a check instead of a pay card, the check is mailed by the County Treasurer's Office."
  10. Harris County District Clerk - Getting Prepared (Jury Services page template). Harris County District Clerk, Jury Services page (What do I get paid?); Tex. Gov't Code ch. 61."Jurors will receive $30 for the first day of service and $58 per day after the first day until released. Jurors serving more than one day of jury service will be compensated at a rate calculated by the State Comptroller based upon available state funding."
  11. Dallas County Jury Services - Payments/Certificates. Dallas County Jury Services, Payments/Certificates page."Payment is mailed once your jury duty is complete, unless you chose to donate your jury pay. Please allow 10 days to 2 weeks to receive your pay."
  12. Dallas County Jury Services - Payments/Certificates. Dallas County Jury Services, Payments/Certificates page; Tex. Gov't Code ch. 61."Petit jurors will be reimbursed $20.00 for the first day of jury service; $58.00 for each subsequent day of jury service."
  13. Judicial Branch of California - Employer Information. Judicial Council Employer Information."State law does not require employers to compensate employees who are absent because of jury service."
  14. Judicial Branch of California - Jury Service (Juror Compensation). Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215(a), (c), (d)."The mileage payment starts on the second day. The public transit reimbursement starts on the first day."
  15. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215(a)."Except as provided in subdivision (b), on and after July 1, 2000, the fee for jurors in the superior court, in civil and criminal cases, is fifteen dollars ($15) a day for each day’s attendance as a juror after the first day."
  16. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215(c)."All jurors in the superior court, in civil and criminal cases, shall be reimbursed for mileage at the rate of thirty-four cents ($0.34) per mile for each mile actually traveled in attending and returning from court as a juror after the first day."
  17. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215(b)."A juror who is employed by a federal, state, or local government entity, or by any other public entity as defined in Section 481.200, and who receives regular compensation and benefits while performing jury service, shall not be paid the fee described in subdivision (a)."
  18. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 215(d)-(e)."All jurors and prospective jurors who have been summoned shall be provided with access to existing public transit services at no cost utilizing one of the following options: (1) Courts may partner with public transit operators in their county to create new programs or continue existing public transit programs that provide no-cost service for jurors and prospective jurors who have been summoned. (2) A method of reimbursement determined by the court up to a daily maximum of twelve dollars ($12)."
  19. Justia - Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) § 20-2-870. O.C.G.A. § 20-2-870."Each person employed as a teacher in any public school of this state shall be allowed a leave of absence without loss of pay and without deduction of any amounts otherwise received as compensation for service as a teacher, for the purpose of attending any court as a juror"
  20. Georgia Department of Labor - Employer Handbook. Ga. Dep't of Labor, Employer Handbook (DOL-224, rev. 11/2024), Judicial Proceedings; 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-55."Per the Georgia Attorney General, in an opinion issued in 1989 (No. 89-55), an employee's total compensation cannot be penalized for time away from work to serve on jury duty. However, it is not required that the employee receive extra financial reward for serving on jury duty. Therefore, although employers cannot penalize employees, employers are authorized to offset employees' salaries by the amount of funds the employees receive for jury service so that the combined amounts equal their gross salary or wages."
  21. Serve Jury Duty, Georgia.gov (State of Georgia; page credits Administrative Office of the Courts; 'Last updated June 2026'). georgia.gov, Serve Jury Duty."Employers in Georgia are required to grant employees time off, though it may be unpaid, to serve jury duty."
  22. Jury duty FAQ's | Superior Court of Fulton County (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov). Superior Court of Fulton County, Jury duty FAQ."After the completion of your service, a check along with a certificate of attendance will be mailed to you within 21-30 business days. | In some cases, if you serve on a jury, you may receive two (2) separate checks: one for your first day of service and another check for the remainder of your service."
  23. Jury duty FAQ's | Superior Court of Fulton County (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov). Superior Court of Fulton County, Jury duty FAQ."Fulton County pays you a $25.00 per day expense allowance to cover expenses such as parking and lunch."
  24. Justia - 2025 Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) - O.C.G.A. § 15-12-9. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-9."The persons who appear in answer to the summons for trial or grand jury service shall receive the expense allowance for the day of their appearance even if they are not sworn as jurors."
  25. Justia - 2025 Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) - O.C.G.A. § 15-12-7. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-7(a)(2)-(3)."(2) An expense allowance for trial or grand jurors in the superior courts of such counties for the next succeeding year not to be less than $5.00 nor to exceed $50.00 per diem. The same expense allowance shall be allowed to jurors of the several state courts and special courts as is allowed jurors in the superior court of the county in which the state or special court is located; and"
  26. Juror Pay | United States Courts. uscourts.gov (28 U.S.C. § 1875)."Your employer may continue your salary during all or part of your jury service, but federal law does not require an employer to do so. You should check whether your company or employer has a policy for employees serving on jury duty."
  27. Jury Duty Frequently Asked Questions | U.S District Court (SDNY). SDNY Jury Duty FAQ."The U.S. District Court will pay each juror an attendance fee of $50 per day plus a travel fee of .76¢ per mile, paid round trip, to the juror’s hometown. The payment will be in the form of a check and mailed to the home address."
  28. 28 U.S. Code § 1871 - Fees (LII). 28 U.S.C. § 1871(b)(1)."(1) A juror shall be paid an attendance fee of $50 per day for actual attendance at the place of trial or hearing. A juror shall also be paid the attendance fee for the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from such place at the beginning and end of such service or at any time during such service."
  29. 28 U.S. Code § 1871 - Fees (LII). 28 U.S.C. § 1871(c)(1)."(1) A travel allowance not to exceed the maximum rate per mile that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has prescribed pursuant to section 604(a)(7) of this title for payment to supporting court personnel in travel status using privately owned automobiles shall be paid to each juror, regardless of the mode of transportation actually employed. The prescribed rate shall be paid for the distance necessarily traveled to and from a juror’s residence by the shortest practical route in going to and returning from the place of service."
  30. Privately owned vehicle (POV) mileage reimbursement | GSA. GSA POV mileage rates; SDNY Jury Duty FAQ."Current mileage rates for official travel on or after July 1, 2026 ... Automobile An automobile was authorized, or no government-owned automobile was authorized or available $0.76 per mile"
  31. Juror Pay | United States Courts. uscourts.gov; 5 U.S.C. § 6322(a)."Note: Employees of the federal government are paid their regular salary in lieu of this fee."
  32. 28 U.S. Code § 1871 - Fees (LII). 28 U.S.C. § 1871(b)(2)."(2) A petit juror required to attend more than ten days in hearing one case may be paid, in the discretion of the trial judge, an additional fee, not exceeding $10 more than the attendance fee, for each day in excess of ten days on which he is required to hear such case."
  33. 28 U.S. Code § 1871 - Fees (LII). 28 U.S.C. § 1871(c)(3)."(3) Toll charges for toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries shall be paid in full to the juror incurring such charges. In the discretion of the court, reasonable parking fees may be paid to the juror incurring such fees upon presentation of a valid parking receipt."

Reviewed by Roger K. Neustadt, JD, attorney admitted in Georgia. Verified November 10, 2026.

Roger K. Neustadt is admitted in Georgia; pages about other states and federal courts are general information checked against official sources. How we check every rule: editorial policy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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