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nine of the counties the statute is silent as
to whether jurors are given a mileage
allowance, in six counties they are expressly
allowed an allowance in varying amounts, and
in the rest, they are expressly denied an
allowance. In four counties jurors receive
"expense money" rather than pay or
compensation.

It was decided to put each county and
Baltimore City in a separate subsection to
allow for easy amendment, and hopefully to
avoid the confusion resulting from the old
form.

Reference to Baltimore City in subsection (c)
is unnecessary because Art. 1, §14 provides
that the term county includes Baltimore City.

In Prince George's, St. Mary's, Calvert, and
Charles counties jurors receive expense money
in lieu of compensation; this provision
avoids the effect of a federal regulation
which prohibits federal employees from
receiving compensation, other than their
salaries, and requires them to turn over any
outside compensation to the federal
government.

This section has been harmonized with the
public local laws, especially in Kent and
Queen Anne's counties, to reflect the actual
practice and to allow certain Public Local
Laws to to repealed.

SEC. 8-107. JURY MAY BE EXCUSED AND RESUMMONED.

(A)   COURT MAY EXCUSE.

A COURT MAY TEMPORARILY EXCUSE A GRAND OR PETIT
JURY, OR BOTH, SUBJECT TO RECALL AT ANY TIME BEFORE
THE START OF THE NEXT JURY TERM. AT THE TIME THE
COURT EXCUSES THE JURY, IT MAY INFORM THE JURORS OF
THE DAY ON WHICH THEY SHALL RETURN.

(B)   COURT MAY RESUMMON.

WHEN A COURT RECALLS EXCUSED GRAND OR PETIT
JURORS, UNLESS THEY WERE DIRECTED TO RETURN ON A
SPECIFIC DAY, THE CLERK SHALL NOTIFY THE JURORS: