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[CITE: 28USC1877]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                            PART V--PROCEDURE
 
                   CHAPTER 121--JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY
 
Sec. 1877. Protection of jurors

    (a) Subject to the provisions of this section and title 5 of the 
United States Code, subchapter 1 of chapter 81, title 5, United States 
Code, applies to a Federal grand or petit juror, except that entitlement 
to disability compensation payments does not commence until the day 
after the date of termination of service as a juror.
    (b) In administering this section with respect to a juror covered by 
this section--
        (1) a juror is deemed to receive monthly pay at the minimum rate 
    for grade GS-2 of the General Schedule unless his actual pay as a 
    Government employee while serving on court leave is higher, in which 
    case monthly pay is determined in accordance with section 8114 of 
    title 5, United States Code, and
        (2) performance of duty as a juror includes that time when a 
    juror is (A) in attendance at court pursuant to a summons, (B) in 
    deliberation, (C) sequestered by order of a judge, or (D) at a site, 
    by order of the court, for the taking of a view.

(Added Pub. L. 97-463, Sec. 3(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2531.)
