Sec. 46b-139. (Formerly Sec. 51-320). Expert medical witnesses; interpreter.
Sec. 46b-139. (Formerly Sec. 51-320). Expert medical witnesses; interpreter.
(a) When any licensed physician or certified or licensed psychologist is summoned to
give expert testimony in any juvenile matter, the court shall determine a reasonable fee
to be paid to such physician or psychologist in lieu of all other witness fees payable to
such physician or psychologist.
(b) Any judge of the Superior Court hearing a juvenile matter may call in a competent interpreter to interpret the evidence in any such hearing and each interpreter so
necessarily employed shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department.
(1969, P.A. 794, S. 15; P.A. 76-436, S. 26, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 25, 65.)
History: P.A. 76-436 deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) re recompense for town, city or borough policemen summoned
to testify in proceedings and re fees for other witnesses, redesignating former Subsec. (d) accordingly, and revised remaining
provisions to reflect transfer of juvenile court powers to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-576 replaced
provision re fifteen-dollar fee for interpreters or other fee determined by judge to be reasonable in exceptional cases with
statement that interpreter is to be paid from judicial department appropriations, omitting any reference to amount of fee;
Sec. 17-67a temporarily renumbered as Sec. 51-320 and ultimately transferred to Sec. 46b-139 in 1979, see note to Sec.
17-67a.