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ARTICLE 30 <br />COURT DUTY <br />30.01 COURT LEAVE <br />A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />A. Employees attending court as a witness on behalf of a public jurisdiction or <br />for jury duty during their normal working hours shall receive full pay equal <br />to their normal work schedule for the hours they attend court. This time <br />shall be charged as paid court leave. Remuneration paid by the court shall <br />be turned over to the Employer. <br />B. All permanent full-time employees subpoenaed to attend court on behalf of <br />the Employer are eligible for paid court leave. Any remuneration paid by a <br />third party in conjunction with such appearance shall be turned over to the <br />Employer. <br />C. Those employees who become witnesses, plaintiffs, or defendants in the <br />matters unrelated to the Employer are not eligible for paid court leave. <br />Employees who are parties against the County in any proceeding, or who <br />appear without subpoena as witnesses for a party against the County in any <br />proceeding are not eligible for paid court leave. <br />D. Nonexempt employees who attend court representing the Employer on their <br />day off will be compensated in accordance with the overtime provision. <br />However, every attempt should be made not to schedule a court appearance <br />on the employee's day off. <br />E. Employees who attend court for only a portion of a regularly scheduled <br />work day are required to report to their supervisor within a reasonable <br />period of time of being excused or released (other than for the night) by <br />court. The failure to so report will be cause for disciplinary action, <br />including termination of employment. Employees released for the night <br />55 <br />