19-28 AMENDED, SUPERSEDES 19-28 IN RE: JURY SERVICE COMPENSATION DONATION PROGRAM - ORDERED 7/08/2019 BY LISA DAVIDSON
EXCERPT: “Whereas, section 40.24(8), Florida Statutes, authorizes each judicial circuit to make an election allowing jurors to irrevocably donate their jury service compensation to either a 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3) organization specified by the Guardian Ad Litem Program or a domestic violence shelter specified by the Clerk of the Court upon the conclusion of their service; and Whereas, section 40.24(8), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Clerk of the Court to specify a domestic violence shelter on an annual rotating basis; and Whereas, section 40.24(8), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Guardian Ad Litem Program to specify a 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3) organization that expends moneys on services for children for whom Guardians Ad Litem have been appointed; and Whereas, it is in the interest of the citizens of Brevard and Seminole Counties to allow jurors to contribute their juror payments toward the Guardian Ad Litem Program and domestic violence shelters, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED: (Open AO for more information.)”