§ 32-4d — Payment of jurors by parties prohibited

Illinois § 32-4d

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
• Ch. 720: CRIMINAL OFFENSES
• Act 720 ILCS 5/: Criminal Code of 2012.
• Art.: Title III - Specific Offenses

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(a) After a verdict has been rendered in a civil or criminal case, a person who was a plaintiff or defendant in the case may not knowingly offer or pay an award or other fee to a juror who was a member of the jury that rendered the verdict in the case. (b) After a verdict has been rendered in a civil or criminal case, a member of the jury that rendered the verdict may not knowingly accept an award or fee from the plaintiff or defendant in that case. (c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. (d) This Section does not apply to the payment of a fee or award to a person who was a juror for purposes unrelated to the jury's verdict or to the outcome of the case.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)