Q: Can you claim gas and mileage for driving to jury duty?

A: We will reimburse reasonable expenses pertaining to jury service. Gas and mileage usually fall under the "reasonable expenses" umbrella.

Usually.

However, money spent on gas and mileage involving travel, not to and from your home to the courthouse, but rather, to the far corners of the state in search of clues in an effort to solve the case on your own, does not fall under said umbrella.

Furthermore, the court will not reimburse any sums paid out to witnesses to "get their story straight," nor any monies paid for procurement of brass knuckles needed to "give (witnesses) some help with their memory."

Additionally, wagering on the outcome of the case, especially by members of the jury, is expressly forbidden.

Consider this your final warning, Juror Seven. One more slip up and I will consider having you replaced by an alternate, or, at the very least, given a very uncomfortable chair for the remainder of the trial.