A. Each juror shall be paid by the county:
1. For each day's attendance upon the superior court or justice court, twelve dollars.
2. For each mile necessarily traveled from his residence to the court and back to his residence, an amount equal to the amount paid to state officers and employees pursuant to section 38-623, subsection A. Reimbursement shall be at the computed mileage rate regardless of whether the travel is accomplished by private, rented or chartered motor vehicle. When a juror necessarily returns to his residence and travels back to court during the period of service because of a recess ordered by the court, he shall be paid on the same basis for such travel.
B. Attendance on the court shall include the first day a juror is required to attend and shall continue each day of actual attendance on the court thereafter, until the juror is either temporarily or permanently excused from jury service. Any juror who is excused from further attendance upon the first day of this appearance in obedience to a summons shall receive a mileage allowance only.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case:
State v. Atwood, 832 P.2d 593 (Ariz. 1992).
State v. Atwood, 832 P.2d 593 (Ariz. 1992).
· cites it 4× “00 per diem granted jurors, see A.R.S. § 21-221, was insufficient to compensate adequately those jurors whose incomes were not supplemented by their employers.”
Copper State Bank v. Saggio, 679 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 2× “The motion for sanctions resulting in the default was heard on the day of trial with prospective jurors waiting in the courthouse. When the motion was granted they were dismissed, but it was, of course, necessary that they be paid their daily fee of $12.”
Copper State Bank v. Saggio, 679 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 2× “The motion for sanctions resulting in the default was heard on the day of trial with prospective jurors waiting in the courthouse. When the motion was granted they were dismissed, but it was, of course, necessary that they be paid their daily fee of $12.”
State v. Rivas (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 2× “Jurors lawfully receive nominal compensation for their service, see A.R.S. § 21-221, they are not paid based on their verdict or any other result, see A.”
State of Arizona v. Max G. Moreno (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026).
“361, ¶ 10 (under § 21-221 analysis, “[t]he potential for an appearance of bias” suffices “to require disqualification regardless of any .”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-221(A) — 2 cases
Copper State Bank v. Saggio, 679 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
“The motion for sanctions resulting in the default was heard on the day of trial with prospective jurors waiting in the courthouse. When the motion was granted they were dismissed, but it was, of course, necessary that they be paid their daily fee of $12.”
Copper State Bank v. Saggio, 679 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983).
“The motion for sanctions resulting in the default was heard on the day of trial with prospective jurors waiting in the courthouse. When the motion was granted they were dismissed, but it was, of course, necessary that they be paid their daily fee of $12.”
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