REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; jury; expenses

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020

HB 2370

Introduced by Representative Finchem

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 21-122, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to juries.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 21-122, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE21-122.  Expenses for food, lodging and other necessities; criminal and civil cases

While the jury is kept together, either during the progress of the trial or after retirement for deliberation, the court shall, at the expense of the county, provide the jury with suitable and sufficient food, lodging and other reasonable necessities, and the expense shall be a county charge in criminal cases.  Such charges shall be assessed against the losing party in civil cases. END_STATUTE