A. An employee required to serve as a member of a jury panel or as a witness of the court shall be granted leave with pay upon the remittance to the county of jury or witness fees or upon the submission of evidence that such fees were waived.

B. Where court duty is in the same town that an employee normally reports to work, no mileage payment shall be authorized. Where the employee is required to travel to another locale, travel reimbursement shall be authorized at court rate and authorized by the court.

C. When an employee elects to use vacation or compensatory time instead of court leave, the jury or witness fees may be retained.