(1) An employee is entitled to a leave of absence from a regularly scheduled work day with full pay when answering a jury summons or serving on a jury and may choose:
- (a) to use their own accrued leave and keep juror's fees; or
- (b) to use jury leave and return any juror's fee to agency finance or agency payroll staff for deposit with the State Treasurer.
- (2) An employee who participates in a court or administrative proceeding in any capacity as part of the employee's position, in obedience to a subpoena, under direction by proper authority, or as directed by management, shall record such time as work time and may not use jury leave.
- (3) An employee may not use work time or jury leave when absent to litigate matters unrelated to state employment.
KEY: holidays, leave benefits, vacations
Date of Last Change: January 21, 2026
Notice of Continuation: March 9, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 34-43-103; 39-3-1; 63G-1-301; 63A-17-106; 63A-17-504; 63A-17-505; 71A-8-102(3)