A bill would let you deduct income lost while on jury duty.
Sen. Jerry Tillman, a Randolph County Republican, said he filed the bill after he heard from a constituent who lost thousands of dollars while on a federal grand jury.
"They were paying him $40 a day," Tillman said. "That will barely cover his travel and his food, and he would lose several hundred dollars a day by not being able to run his business."
Under Tillman's proposal, North Carolinians who serve on state or federal juries, whether it's for a Superior Court trial or a grand jury, would be allowed to deduct the lost income from their state taxes.
Tillman, a retired school principal, said he wasn't sure it would affect him directly, since defense attorneys typically try to get him tossed out of the jury pool.
"Sometimes you go down there and sit for three or four days while they haggle," he said.
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