5 U.S.C. § 5537 Fees For Jury and Witness Service

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) An employee as defined by section 2105 of this title (except an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia may not receive fees for service-

(1) as a juror in a court of the United States or the District of Columbia; or

(2) as a witness on behalf of the United States or the District of Columbia.

(b) An official of a court of the United States or the District of Columbia may not receive witness fees for attendance before a court, commissioner, or magistrate judge where he is officiating.

(c) For the purpose of this section, "court of the United States" has the meaning given it by section 451 of title 28 and includes the District Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 5537

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 90-623, §1(12), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 91-563, §3(a), Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1477; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, §321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §215(8), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1746; Pub. L. 104-201, div. C, title XXXV, §3548(a)(5), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 111-145, §7(c)(2), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 55.

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD/> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>30o</codesec></codecitation>. </TD> <TD>June 29, 1940, ch. 446, §2, 54 Stat. 689.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

The words "fees for jury service" are coextensive with and substituted for "compensation for such service".

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

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