(a) When, in the judgment of the court trying criminal cases, wholesome food and proper lodging cannot be provided for the petit jurors for a lesser sum, the court shall have the power to make arrangements to provide the jurors with proper board and lodging while serving on the jury, and to pay for board and lodging daily a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per jury per day of service.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a judicial proceeding is transferred from one jurisdiction to another for trial on a defendant's motion for change of venue, then the limitation of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the board and lodging of the jury shall not apply; provided, that the comptroller of the treasury, on the advice of the attorney general and reporter, determines that additional funds for boarding and lodging of the jury are necessary.
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