N.D.R.Crim.P.
RULE 23.1. JURY EXPENSES
The expense of a jury Jury expenses may not be assessed as costs in a criminal case.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Rule 23.1 was amended, effective _______________.
This rule is intended to assure a defendant in a criminal case that the assessment of jury expense need not be a factor in deciding whether a trial by jury should be demanded. The assessment of jury expense in a criminal case may tend to "chill" the constitutional right to a jury trial.
Rule 23.1 was amended, effective ______________, in response to the December 1, 2002, revision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The language and organization of the rule were changed to make the rule more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.
SOURCES: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of ____________ pages ___; March 16-17, 1978, page 16.