Identical to S 486, filed 4/3/23.

As title indicates, amends GS 7A-312(a) to increase the pay for jurors to the minimum wage under GS 95-25.3(a) for each hour of service as a juror, including a grand juror. Also grants jurors mileage at the same rate as state employees, where previously this mileage was only granted to jurors from out of the county where they were summoned.

Effective and applicable to jurors serving on or after December 1, 2023.