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Hearing on bill to create state reimbursement for juror sequestration costs in capital cases
Summary
House Bill 129 would establish a method — subject to legislative appropriation — to reimburse counties that bear juror sequestration and related costs when a capital-murder case is transferred in venue; proponents said rural counties lack facilities and are financially strained.
Representatives and witnesses told the committee that small and rural counties face disproportionate costs when capital-murder trials are transferred to larger counties for venue and sequestration.
House Bill 129, presented by Representative Veidt, would create a mechanism — contingent on future appropriations — enabling a county that originated a capital case to apply for reimbursement of costs associated with sequestering jurors…
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