2335.28 Jury fees in civil actions to be taxed as costs. - Ohio Statutes

2335.28 Jury fees in civil actions to be taxed as costs.

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, in any civil action in a court of common pleas in which a jury is sworn, the fees of the jurors sworn shall be taxed as costs unless the court determines that the payment of the fees by a party against whom they are proposed to be taxed would cause significant financial hardship to that party or would not be in the interest of justice.

(B) If a civil action in a court of common pleas is settled after jurors are sworn, the fees of the jurors sworn shall be paid in accordance with the settlement agreement. If the agreement does not provide for the payment of the fees, the court shall order that the fees be paid by any party, allocated among the parties, or paid by the county. In making this determination, the court shall consider whether the payment of the fees by a party against whom they are proposed to be taxed would cause significant financial hardship to that party or would not be in the interest of justice.

(C) Upon receipt of fees taxed as costs under division (A) or (B) of this section or paid in accordance with a settlement agreement, the clerk of the court shall pay the fees to the county treasurer to be deposited in the county treasury.

(D) If any juror serves on more than one jury on the same day, the court shall tax the juror’s jury fees for that day as costs equally among the parties who are required to pay the fees under this section either as determined by the court or pursuant to a settlement agreement.

(E) Jury fees shall be taxed as costs pursuant to this section for each day or part of a day that a sworn juror serves.

Effective Date: 04-04-1985; 05-18-2005