{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-15-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-15-203","heading":"Fees in courts not of record and coroner inquests.","body":"(1) A jury panel member in civil actions, criminal actions, and coroner inquests is entitled to a fee of $12 per day for attendance before a court not of record and a mileage allowance, as provided in 2-18-503, for traveling each way between the member's residence and the court. A jury panel member selected for a case is entitled to an additional $13 per day while serving.\n(2) In civil actions, the jurors' fees must be paid by the party demanding the jury and taxed as costs against the losing party.\n(3) A juror who is excused from attendance upon the juror's own motion on the first day of appearance in obedience to a notice or who has been summoned as a special juror and not sworn in the trial of the case shall forfeit per diem and mileage.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 15. JURIES AND JURORS","Part 2. Jurors' Fees"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0150/part_0020/section_0030/0030-0150-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:45Z","sha256":"5e5e84d2395da5960d53535dbd0b02f19650d20f760c085e0d351808205c56ad","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-15-202","next":"us-mt/3-15-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}