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S1454................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
JURORS - Amends existing law to prohibit any person from giving or
attempting to give any payment or reward, not otherwise authorized by law,
to any juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee for his verdict or decision
after the verdict or decision has been rendered; and to prohibit any juror,
arbitrator, umpire or referee from asking for or receiving any payment or
reward not authorized by law for his verdict or decision after the verdict
or decision has been rendered.
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S1454
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1454
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO JURORS OR ARBITRATORS; AMENDING SECTION
3 18-1304, IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM GIVING OR ATTEMPTING TO
4 GIVE ANY PAYMENT OR REWARD TO ANY JUROR, ARBITRATOR, UMPIRE OR REFEREE,
5 NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, FOR HIS VERDICT OR DECISION AFTER THE
6 VERDICT OR DECISION HAS BEEN RENDERED AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;
7 AMENDING SECTION 18-1305, IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT ANY JUROR, ARBITRATOR,
8 UMPIRE OR REFEREE FROM ASKING FOR OR RECEIVING ANY PAYMENT OR REWARD NOT
9 AUTHORIZED BY LAW FOR HIS VERDICT OR DECISION AFTER THE VERDICT OR DECI-
10 SION HAS BEEN RENDERED AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN
11 EFFECTIVE DATE.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 18-1304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 18-1304. ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE JURORS AND ARBITRATORS. (1) Any Every per-
16 son who corruptly attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or
17 drawn as a juror, or chosen as an arbitrator or umpire, or appointed a ref-
18 eree, in respect to his verdict in, or decision of, any cause pending, or
19 about to be brought before him, either:
20 1.(a) By means of any communication, oral or written, had with him,
21 except in the regular course or proceedings;
22 2.(b) By means of any book, paper or instrument exhibited, otherwise than
23 in the regular course of proceedings;
24 3.(c) By means of any threat, intimidation, persuasion or entreaty; or,
25 4.(d) By means of any promise or assurance of any pecuniary or other
26 advantage; is guilty of a felony.
27 (2) Any person who gives or offers to give any payment, gratuity or
28 other reward, except as may be authorized by law, to any person for his ser-
29 vice as a juror, arbitrator, umpire, or referee, or for his verdict in, or
30 decision of, any cause after the verdict or decision has been rendered is
31 guilty of a misdemeanor.
32 SECTION 2. That Section 18-1305, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
33 amended to read as follows:
34 18-1305. MISCONDUCT OF JURORS AND ARBITRATORS. (1) Any Every juror or
35 person drawn or summoned as a juror, or chosen arbitrator or umpire, or
36 appointed referee, who either:
37 1.(a) Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or
38 against any party; or,
39 2.(b) Wilfully Willfully and corruptly permits any communication to be
40 made to him, or receives any book, paper, instrument or information relat-
41 ing to any cause or matter pending before him, except according to the
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1 regular course of proceedings, is guilty of a felony.
2 (2) Any juror, arbitrator, umpire, or referee, who asks for or receives
3 any payment, gratuity or other reward, or promise thereof, except as may be
4 authorized by law, for service as such juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee or
5 for his verdict in, or decision of, any cause after the verdict or decision
6 has been rendered, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
7 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July
8 1, 2000.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09753
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Section 18-1304, Idaho Code, to
prohibit any person from giving or attempting to give any payment or reward to
any juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee, not otherwide authorized by law, for his
verdict or decision after the verdict or decision has been rendered and to amend
Section 18-1305, Idaho Code, to prohibit any juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee
from asking for or receiving any payment or reward not authorized by law for his
verdict or decision after the verdict or decision has been rendered.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact: Senator Gary J. Schroeder
332-1321
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT S 1454