28-125. Witness fees and mileage; oath.
28-125
28-125. Witness fees and mileage; oath.(a) Witnesses shall receive the following fees:
(1) For attending before anycourt or grand jury, or before any judge, referee, or commission, $10 perday;
(2) for attending on an inquest, $10;
(3) for each mile necessarily and actually traveled in going to andreturning from the place of attendance, mileage at the rate prescribedby law if thedistance is more than one mile; and
(4) in criminal cases, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for food andlodging expenses if authorized by the appropriate county commission.
(b) No witness shall receive per diem ormileage in more than one case covering the same period of time or thesame travel, and each witness shall be required to make oath that thefees claimed have not been claimed or received in any other case. Nojuror shall receive pay as a witness while serving as a juror.
(c) Witnessesshall be entitled to receive, for attending before any attorney general,county attorney or assistant attorney general, under any provisionauthorizing the officers to compel the attendance of such witnesses, thesum of $10 per day, together with mileage at the rateprescribed by law for each mile necessarily traveled in going to andreturning from the place of attendance.
(d) Witness fees shall be paid by theboard of county commissioners where the violation of the law beinginvestigated is alleged to have occurred.
History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 18; R.S. 1923, 28-125; L. 1961, ch.211, § 1; L.1965, ch. 256, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 31; L. 1982, ch. 165, §1; L. 1982, ch. 163, § 1;L. 1990, ch. 133, § 1; July 1.