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§ 29-16-125. Compensation of jurors -- Limitation on compulsive service.

TN Code § 29-16-125 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The courts having jurisdiction of eminent domain proceedings are hereby authorized and empowered to fix the per diem of jurors who serve as members of juries of view in an amount not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00) per day, and the courts shall have no power or authority to fix an additional amount of remuneration for such jurors.

(b)

(1) Provisions of this section relating to compensation shall not repeal or apply to jurors in any county or counties wherein the per diem of jurors of view is fixed in an amount less than ten dollars ($10.00) per day by any private act or acts heretofore or hereafter passed.

(2) In counties of this state having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000) according to the federal population census of 1960 or any subsequent federal population census, the amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day; provided, that by majority vote of the county legislative body occurring prior to January 1, 1998, such amount may be alternatively set at a level not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day.

(c) No person shall be compelled to serve as a member of a jury of view more often than once every two (2) years.

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§ 29-16-125. Compensation of jurors -- Limitation on compulsive service.