# Jury Trials (Scotland) Act 1815, Section 22: Fines on jurors making default.


Every person or persons whose name or names shall be so drawn as aforesaid, . . . and who shall not appear after being openly called three times, upon oath made by some credible person that such person so making default had been lawfully summoned, shall forfeit and pay for every default in not appearing upon call as aforesaid (unless some reasonable cause of his absence be proved by oath or affidavit to the satisfaction of the court or commissioner who sits to try the said issues) such fine or fines, not exceeding the sum of five pounds and not less than two pounds, as the court or commissioner shall think reasonable to inflict or assess for such default.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo3/55/42/section/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jury-trials-scotland-act-1815/section-22
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