Juror Gratuities

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This draft is based on a New York law that was enacted after a court case wherein the defendant gave or allegedly gave the jurors in his or her case a gratuity. This Act establishes the Class A Misdemeanor offense of providing a juror with a gratuity.

Submitted as: New York Chapter 42 of 2001 Status: enacted into law in 2001.

Suggested Legislation

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Section 1. [Short Title.] This Act may be cited as “An Act to Prohibit Juror Gratuities.”

Section 2. [Providing a Juror with a Gratuity.] (A) A person is guilty ofproviding a juror with a gratuity when he or she, having been a party in a concluded civil or criminal action or proceeding or having been a person with regard to whom a grand jury has taken action pursuant to [insert citation] (or acting on behalf of such a party or such a person), directly or indirectly confers, offers to confer or agrees to confer upon a person whom he or she knows has served as a juror in such action or proceeding or on such grand juryanybenefit with intent to reward such person for such service. (B) Providing a juror with a gratuity is a [Class A Misdemeanor].

Section 3. [Severability.] [Insert severability clause.]

Section 4. [Repealer.] [Insert repealer clause.]

Section 5. [Effective Date.] [Insert effective date.]