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Jury Duty? How long til you are paid?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by cson, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. cson

    cson Member

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    Hey there, I served on jury duty (travis county) : Does anyone know how long it takes before you get your check in the mail?
     
    #1 cson, Aug 7, 2006
  2. Jeff

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    All $6? Dude, if you need it that much, I could spare $5.

    ;)
     
    #2 Jeff, Aug 7, 2006
  3. cson

    cson Member

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    $6 for Jury Selection, $40 a day once selected. At 2 weeks? Yeah $366 I can use.
     
    #3 cson, Aug 7, 2006
  4. thegary

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    is that really all they pay?
     
    #4 thegary, Aug 7, 2006
  5. cson

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    .......but Jeff if ya wanna send me 5 bucks too, that'll be great. :D
     
    #5 cson, Aug 7, 2006
  6. Rocket Fan

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    Going to make him beg for the other $1?
     
    #6 Rocket Fan, Aug 7, 2006
  7. JuanValdez

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    Jury Duty pay has gone up recently. It used to be the pay barely covered lunch. They still don't pay anything like a living wage, but it is worth collecting. I think it was a couple weeks (3 or 4?) before I got my check. I'd ask your bailiff.
     
    #7 JuanValdez, Aug 7, 2006
  8. Davidoff

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    I got my $6.00 about 1 week after I was there..
     
    #8 Davidoff, Aug 7, 2006
  9. Mr. Brightside

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    hmm thats weird. when i did jury duty the lawyer for the winning side handed out crisp $100 bills at the end of the trial.
     
    #9 Mr. Brightside, Aug 7, 2006
  10. GRENDEL

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    On a slight tanget but I've never even been asked to jury duty
     
    #10 GRENDEL, Aug 7, 2006
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