Section R13-5-504. Civic Duty

A.      Voting. Under conditions outlined in A.R.S. § 16-402, an employee may be absent with pay for the time required to vote.

B.       Jury duty. An employee shall report for jury duty as directed by a summons unless officially excused by the Jury Commis- sioner for reasons under A.R.S. § 21-202. When summoned, the employee shall notify or provide the immediate supervisor with a copy of the summons.

1.        While on jury duty, an employee is considered absent with pay.

2.        Upon receipt of a summons for jury duty, a commis- sioned employee shall notify the Jury Commissioner of the employee’s peace officer status.

C.      Witness. An employee subpoenaed as a witness is considered absent with pay, unless the subpoena is unrelated to agency business.

D.      Fees. An employee paid for civic duty under this Section shall forward all jury duty or witness fees to the agency.

E.       Vehicle mileage reimbursement. An employee may retain any mileage reimbursement paid by the court for the use of a pri- vately owned vehicle. An employee shall remit to the agency any mileage reimbursement for use of a state-owned vehicle.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2090, effective May 10, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by

final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1619, effective July 5, 2003

(Supp. 03-2).