Agency: Courts Line Item: Jury and Witness Fees Function The state is responsible for the payment of jurors and witnesses who appear in court. The state must also pay for court interpreter expenses. In recent years, this line item has regularly run a deficit. Such shortfalls are referred to the Board of Examiners to be certified as a claim against the state. At the end of a fiscal year, surplus General Fund is used to pay the deficit, although budgetary accounting shows a negative carry-forward amount.
Statutory Authority Utah Code 78B Chapter 1 establishes a framework and guidelines for witnesses, interpreters and jurors. - UCA 78B-1-146 provides for interpreters,
- UCA 78B-1-118 assigns the responsibility for policy guidelines concerning payment of jurors and witnesses to the Judicial Council,
- UCA 78B-1-117 authorizes this line item to go over the appropriated amount. The Judicial Council is required to submit a claim to the Board of Examiners for shortfalls,
- UCA 78B-1-119 establishes fees for jurors and witnesses, and
- UCA 78B-1-151 authorizes payment of expert witnesses.
Funding Detail Funding for this line item is primarily the State General Fund. It is one of the few line items authorized to end with a negative balance. Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info) | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Actual | 2013 Approp | General Fund | $1,524,900 | $1,524,900 | $1,530,000 | $1,536,400 | $1,542,400 | General Fund, One-time | $0 | $803,100 | $0 | $1,742,900 | $0 | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $11,500 | $11,700 | $12,700 | $6,300 | $10,000 | Beginning Nonlapsing | ($359,100) | ($804,200) | ($595,800) | ($1,143,000) | ($1,743,000) | Closing Nonlapsing | $804,200 | $595,800 | $1,143,000 | $114,700 | $2,343,000 | Total | $1,981,500 | $2,131,300 | $2,089,900 | $2,257,300 | $2,152,400 |
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| | | | | | Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down) | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Actual | 2013 Approp |
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Jury, Witness, and Interpreter | $1,981,500 | $2,131,300 | $2,089,900 | $2,257,300 | $2,152,400 | Total | $1,981,500 | $2,131,300 | $2,089,900 | $2,257,300 | $2,152,400 |
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| | | | | | Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition) | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Actual | 2013 Approp |
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Personnel Services | $0 | $166,100 | $162,800 | $292,400 | $317,200 | In-state Travel | $3,800 | $2,800 | $42,700 | $79,500 | $0 | Out-of-state Travel | $3,000 | $2,300 | $0 | $1,600 | $0 | Current Expense | $187,900 | $214,600 | $219,800 | $226,900 | $200 | Capital Outlay | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,600 | $0 | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $1,786,800 | $1,745,500 | $1,664,600 | $1,627,300 | $1,835,000 | Total | $1,981,500 | $2,131,300 | $2,089,900 | $2,257,300 | $2,152,400 |
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| | | | | | Other Indicators | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Actual | 2013 Approp |
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Budgeted FTE | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | Actual FTE | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
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