3-08/020.45 - Purchases / Feeding



Jurors sequestered overnight may or may not be given the opportunity to obtain the necessary personal items for their overnight stay. In the event that they are not given the opportunity to obtain these items, the bailiff may purchase necessary items for them from local shops. Payments shall be from funds received from the jurors. Jurors may not have in their possession newspapers that may report the case under deliberation or stories of crimes. Should the judge hearing the case permit newspapers, the bailiff or assistant shall follow the directions of the judge regarding censoring the papers.

Dining room reservations, at a hotel, for evening and breakfast meals shall be made by the bailiff.