§ RULE 2-509 JURY TRIAL-SPECIAL COSTS IN FIRST, SECOND, AND FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

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RULE 2-509. JURY TRIAL--SPECIAL COSTS IN FIRST, SECOND, AND FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

    (a) Application. This Rule applies only in the First, Second, and Fourth Judicial Circuits.

    (b) Special Costs Imposed.When a jury trial is removed from the assignment at the initiative of a party for any reason within the 48 hour period, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, prior to 10:00 a.m. on the date scheduled, the court in its discretion may assess as costs against a party or parties an amount equal to the total reimbursement paid to qualified jurors who reported and were not otherwise used. The clerk shall remit to the county the costs received pursuant to this section. The County Administrative Judge may waive assessment of these costs for good cause shown.

    Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule 548.