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The fees paid to jurors to sit in on court trials just went up.Dawson County commissioners agreed Tuesday to increase the juror’s fee from $6 to $20 for their first day in the courtroom. The cost increases to $60 per day after the first day.The state will reimburse most of the fees back to the county, said County Treasurer Terri Stahl.“We will get most of that; we will be reimbursed,” Stahl said.The new fee schedule doesn’t take effect until Sept. 1.Prospective jurors, responding to court-ordered jury summons, receive daily pay for attending court selections and hearing trials.In the past, the ...

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