Some New Mexico jurors have been left waiting for their pay because money in the payment fund ran out.
Court spokesman Tim Korte told KOAT-TV that the fund that pays jurors is the same one that pays English interpreters, and the Bernalillo County has had to hire more interpreters than expected.
Jury duty pays $6.75 per hour in addition to mileage.
Court officials say it usually takes up to six weeks for jurors to be paid. KOAT-TV says it obtained a receipt showing that one juror who served in March wasn't paid until July.
Korte says the priority is to provide interpreters for defendants and jurors. He says anyone still waiting on a check for jury duty can expect to receive it soon.
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