Any employer who fails to compensate an employed juror under the applicable provisions of this article and who has not been excused from such duty of compensation shall be liable to the employed juror. If the employer fails to compensate a juror within thirty days after tender of the juror service acknowledgment information, the juror may commence a civil action in any court having jurisdiction over the parties. Extreme financial hardship on the part of the employer shall not be a defense to such an action. The court may award treble damages and reasonable attorney fees to the juror upon a finding of willful misconduct by the employer.
Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 772, § 1, effective January 1, 1990. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1153), ch. 70, p. 191, § 7, effective August 10.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act
§ 13-71-103. Number of Trial Jurors
§ 13-71-104. Eligibility for Juror Service - Prohibition of Discrimination
§ 13-71-105. Qualifications for Juror Service
§ 13-71-106. Jury Commissioners
§ 13-71-107. Master Juror List
§ 13-71-108. Master Juror Wheel
§ 13-71-109. Random Selection From Master Juror List
§ 13-71-110. Juror Selection and Summoning
§ 13-71-111. Contents of Juror Summons
§ 13-71-112. Emergency Summonses
§ 13-71-113. Modification of Juror Service
§ 13-71-114. Cancellation of Juror Service
§ 13-71-115. Juror Questionnaires
§ 13-71-116. Trial Juror's Right to One Postponement
§ 13-71-116.5. Postponement Related to Co-Employee Jury Service
§ 13-71-117. Assignment of Courthouse Location
§ 13-71-119. Deferments and Excuses - Limitations
§ 13-71-119.5. Persons Entitled to Be Excused From Jury Service
§ 13-71-120. Length of Juror Service
§ 13-71-122. Failure to Appear - Delinquency Notice
§ 13-71-123. Enforcement of Juror Duties
§ 13-71-124. Delegation of Authority to Jury Commissioner
§ 13-71-125. Compensation and Reimbursement
§ 13-71-126. Compensation of Employed Jurors During First Three Days of Service
§ 13-71-127. Financial Hardship of Employer or Self-Employed Juror
§ 13-71-128. Reimbursement of Unemployed Jurors During First Three Days of Service
§ 13-71-129. Compensation of Jurors After First Three Days of Service
§ 13-71-129.5. Public Transportation for Jurors
§ 13-71-130. Limitations on Juror Compensation
§ 13-71-131. Special Awards of Compensation and Reimbursement
§ 13-71-132. Juror Service Acknowledgment Information - Requests - Payment
§ 13-71-133. Enforcement of Employer's Duty to Compensate Jurors
§ 13-71-134. Penalties and Enforcement Remedies for Harassment by Employer
§ 13-71-135. Juror Orientation Program
§ 13-71-136. Availability of Juror List
§ 13-71-138. Preservation of Juror Records
§ 13-71-139. Challenge of Juror Pool
§ 13-71-140. Irregularity in Selecting, Summoning, and Managing Jurors
§ 13-71-141. Authority to Contract and Accept Gifts
§ 13-71-143. Grand Jurors - Vacancies