38-2240. Subpoenas; witness fees.
38-2240
38-2240. Subpoenas; witness fees.(a) Subject toK.S.A. 2009 Supp.38-2241, and amendments thereto, a partyor interested party shall be entitled to the use of subpoenas and othercompulsory process to obtain the attendance of witnesses. Except as otherwiseprovided by this code, subpoenas and other compulsory processes shall be issuedand served in the same manner and the disobedience thereof punished the same asin other civil cases.
(b) The court shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses fromany countyin the state for proceedings under this code.
(c) Only witnesses who have been subpoenaed shall be allowed witness fees andmileage.No witness shall be entitled to be paid fees or mileage before the witness'actual appearance at court.
History: L. 2006, ch. 200, § 35; Jan. 1, 2007.