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County auditor: $477,000 in unclaimed juror pay has been offset; court formalizes current practice
Summary
County Auditor Robert Cohen said $477,000 in unclaimed juror payments over the last 20 years have been used to offset juror expenses; the court voted 5-0 to formalize continuing the current practice of retaining those funds in the juror payment fund rather than remitting to the general fund.
Robert Cohen, Collin County’s auditor, told the court that a review of juror payment procedures found there had been no formal direction regarding unclaimed juror pay and that roughly $477,000 of such funds had been applied to offset juror payment expenses over the past 20 years.
"During a review of our current processes for juror payments, we…
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