78B-1-119 - Jurors and witnesses -- Fees and mileage.
78B-1-119. Jurors and witnesses -- Fees and mileage.
(1) Every juror and witness legally required or in good faith requested to attend a trialcourt of record or not of record or a grand jury is entitled to:
(a) $18.50 for the first day of attendance and $49 per day for each subsequent day ofattendance; and
(b) if traveling more than 50 miles, $1 for each four miles in excess of 50 miles actuallyand necessarily traveled in going only, regardless of county lines.
(2) Persons in the custody of a penal institution upon conviction of a criminal offense arenot entitled to a witness fee.
(3) A witness attending from outside the state in a civil case is allowed mileage at therate of 25 cents per mile and is taxed for the distance actually and necessarily traveled inside thestate in going only.
(4) If the witness is attending from outside the state in a criminal case, the state shallreimburse the witness under Section 77-21-3.
(5) A prosecution witness or a witness subpoenaed by an indigent defendant attendingfrom outside the county but within the state may receive reimbursement for necessary lodgingand meal expenses under rule of the Judicial Council.
(6) There is created within the General Fund, a restricted account known as the CASAVolunteer Account. A juror may donate the juror's fee to the CASA Volunteer Account in$18.50 or $49 increments. The Legislature shall annually appropriate money from the CASAVolunteer Account to the Administrative Office of the Courts for the purpose of recruiting,training, and supervising volunteers for the Court Appointed Special Advocate programestablished pursuant to Section 78A-6-902.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session