Which statement is true about jurors and municipal courts?

• A. Jurors are paid by the state
• B. Municipal courts are not required to pay jurors
• C. Jurors are paid by the defendant's fines
• D. Jurors are paid in every case

Answer: (B)

Juror pay comes from the entity that administers juror service, not from the municipal court’s own budget. Municipal courts handle local matters and can summon jurors for trials, but the responsibility for funding juror compensation typically rests with state or county authorities. That’s why the statement that municipal courts are not required to pay jurors is true: they don’t have to fund jurors out of their own funds.

Think of it this way: juror compensation is a statutory and funding issue set at higher levels of government, and not a requirement placed on every individual court. In practice, some cases involve jurors, some don’t; when jurors are used, they’re paid by the appropriate state or county system, not directly by the defendant’s fines.