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ATTENDANCE AND MILEAGE

As a juror, petit or grand, you will receive a $40 attendance fee for each day you are required to report for jury service, regardless of whether you are selected to serve on a jury. If you are a federal government employee, however, the attendance fee will be waived and you will receive your regular pay from your employer. Please inform the Jury Administrator if you work for the federal government because there are some exceptions to this rule. You will be reimbursed for your round-trip mileage.  You will NOT be reimbursed for taxi fares. You may elect to waive any portion of your juror fees and may prepare a Waiver of Juror Fees form in advance.  Reimbursement provisions are established by federal law and cannot be altered by the court.

MEALS

The court will provide light snacks and beverages throughout the trial. Therefore, you should be prepared to pay for lunches during the trial.  Meals are provided by the court only during the deliberation process.  You will be allowed approximately one hour for lunch.

Jurors who are authorized to stay at a hotel at court expense are reimbursed a flat rate for hotel and meal expenses. No meal receipts are required, although a hotel receipt must be presented before the juror may be reimbursed for such expenses.

LODGING AND PARKING

The U. S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana is comprised of sixty (60) counties.  Therefore, some of you may travel 75 miles or more one way to appear for jury service, unlike your local county court.  If so, you are eligible for reimbursement for overnight accommodations during your jury service, as well as the night before you are to appear.

You are responsible for making your hotel reservations and paying the bill.  For proper reimbursement, your hotel receipt is required by the court.  You may not receive such reimbursement for up to two weeks after the trial has ended. If you need more information regarding overnight stay, please contact the jury office.

Although the court makes no recommendations regarding hotels, you may visit Maps, Directions & Travel Resources to find out more information about hotels, restaurants, and parking near the courthouse.  When making reservations with the hotel, verify that your summons qualifies you for the discounted government rate.

You may wish to compare rates at various facilities to ensure that your food and lodging expenses do not exceed the daily per diem. You will not be reimbursed over and above the per diem rate, even if your hotel and meal expenses exceed that amount.

 

Lodging and parking expenses vary depending on the division in which you serve. You will be reimbursed for parking expenses.  The rates for each division are as follows:

Indianapolis Division:   Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Union, and Wayne	Hotel Allowance Meals Mileage (roundtrip from your home)	$   91 per night* $   61 per day* $  .56.5 per mile**
Terre Haute Division:   Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo	Hotel Allowance Meals Mileage (roundtrip from your home)	$   77 per night* $   46 per day* $  .56.5 per mile**
Evansville Division:   Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick	Hotel Allowance Meals Mileage (roundtrip from your home)	$   77 per night* $   46 per day* $  .56.5 per mile**
New Albany Division:   Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Ohio, Orange, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and Washington	Hotel Allowance Meals Mileage (roundtrip from your home)	$   77 per night* $   46 per day* $  .56.5 per mile**

 

*Rates effective 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2012

 **The mileage rate is effective as of January 1, 2013.  Any mileage incurred prior to January 1, 2013, will be reimbursed at the rate of .55.5 cents per mile.

Juror fees and reimbursements will be mailed in one check, usually within two weeks following the conclusion of the trial.  The check you receive will represent payment for your attendance and, if applicable, your mileage, parking, and lodging.

 

At the end of the tax year, an IRS Form 1099 will be sent to those jurors who have received in excess of $600 in attendance fees.  This form will be received by January 31st.  Questions regarding attendance fees should be referred to a qualified tax advisor