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Collin County formalizes practice to retain unclaimed juror payments after auditor reports $477,000 over 20 years
Summary
County Auditor Robert Cohen reported $477,000 in unclaimed juror payments over the past 20 years and asked for formal direction; the court voted 5-0 to continue the existing practice of keeping unclaimed juror funds in the juror payment fund to offset future juror expenses, consistent with the statute allowing a 90-day claim window.
Robert Cohen, Collin County’s auditor, told the Commissioners Court that a review of juror-pay procedures showed roughly $477,000 in unclaimed juror payments over the last 20 years and that the court had not previously given formal direction on how to treat those funds. "We have been historically just leaving those unclaimed funds in the juror payment fund and…
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