Have you recently had jury duty? Checks not presented for payment or redeemed before the 90th day are considered forfeited and void. Any uncashed checks will go to the county's general fund.
A number of Harris County residents who participated in jury duty leading up to the summer left their pay on the table.According to a document from Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt, from April 1 through June 30, juror payment checks worth $142,248 were left uncashed. Jury checks not presented for payment or redeemed before the 90th day are considered forfeited and void,The jury payment method changed on Sept.
Derrick Whitsett participated in jury duty this year and said he thinks checks don't get mailed to the juror's address. "I think people are forgetting their checks because there's no way of double checking to see if you'll receive one," he said.Sept. 1 also marked the increase in juror pay from $6 to $20 on the first day and from $40 to $58 on subsequent days.Sketch released of intruder who allegedly raped sleeping woman
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