When, in any criminal prosecution, it is necessary to obtain the testimony of any witnesses residing without this state, the Chief State's Attorney may allow them a reasonable sum for their time and expenses in going to, attending upon and returning from the court and may allow a reasonable sum for the expense of procuring their attendance or procuring any document from without this state necessary to be used as evidence on the trial of such prosecution, to be from the appropriation for the Division of Criminal Justice.
(1949 Rev., S. 8851; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 81; 1967, P.A. 844; P.A. 73-122, S. 17, 27.)
History: 1963 act deleted obsolete reference to criminal prosecution before common pleas court; 1967 act removed limitation of section to prosecutions in superior court; P.A. 73-122 made chief state's attorney rather than the court responsible for determining witnesses' expenses and specified that payments are to be made from criminal justice division appropriations, replacing provision whereby they were “taxed and paid as in other criminal cases”.
See Sec. 51-275 for applicable definitions.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 962 - Costs, Fees and Expenses in Criminal Proceedings or Prosecutions
Section 54-143. - Costs imposed in prosecutions.
Section 54-143a. - Cost imposed for infractions and certain motor vehicle violations.
Section 54-143b. - Forfeited bonds for motor vehicle violations.
Section 54-143c. - Additional fine for sexual assault offenses.
Section 54-144. - Payment of expenses.
Section 54-147. - Rules for payment of expenses. Waiver of fee or cost.
Section 54-148. - Support of prisoners after sentence.
Section 54-149. - Payment for board of prisoners.
Section 54-150. - Compensation of physicians.
Section 54-151. - Cost of transcript and printing on appeal.
Section 54-152. - Allowance to witnesses from another state in criminal prosecutions.
Section 54-153. - Where witnesses for accused paid by state.
Section 54-154. - Taxing expenses in search and seizure cases.