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B-183711 1 (1975-10-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcuf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COrMPT. JLL~ a GE AL DEC' SIC N OF THE U0,ITED STATES I GA E r cN c 2. 0 ei3 FILE: DATE: OCT 2I1975 B-133711 .09 MATTER CF Federal Employees--Retention of jury expense money OIG'EST: Where Georgia statute provides for reimburse-ent of cxpenses fro-- $5 to $25 per day as determined by county grand juries for next year j-r, GAO will not look beyond oric-a fcie intent of, statute since varying anount seems reasonable in statute that covers entire State and therefor may be retained by Federal enployees who serve on juries pursuant to 5 U.S.C'. 622(a) (1970). See 52 Coop. Gen. 325 {1972). This decision is in response to a subissTon by Mr. Peter J. Verdin, an Authorized Certifying Officer of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportaticn, &ated April 13, 1973, which requests our decision as to wihether a governrent employee nay retain an expense allowance wlhich was received for service as a juror in the State of Georgia. An employee of thejFA who resides in GCorgia was called for jury duty in the Bibbs County Superior Court, Georgia and served for 4 days. Section 59-127of the Georria Code Annotaterd (Cupp.. 1974) provides, in partinent part, as foliows: The first grand jury inoanoted at the fall term oF the superior courts o; the several counties shall fix: (b) An expanse allevancc for jurors in the superior court of such counties for the next suc- ceeding year, such expense allowance not to be less than $5 nor to exceed $25 per di-m. Te sa:e expecnse allowance shall be allowed to ju-ors of the sevccai State courts and soecial courts as is alud jurors in the superior court of the confty in whic toe State or special court is located. The expense alioance of

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