(a) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any witness attending in a criminal case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be the same as those paid to witnesses who attend before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(b) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any witness compelled by subpoena to attend any branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia other than the criminal division shall be the same amount as paid a witness compelled to attend before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(c) No travel allowance shall be paid to any witness residing within the District of Columbia.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 742, Pub. L. 90-226, title VIII, § 803(a); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(15)(A).)
1981 Ed., § 15-714.
1973 Ed., § 15-714.
This section is referenced in § 11-1527.
Fees of jurors serving in Superior Court, see § 11-1906.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
§ 15–701. Compensation taxed as costs; attorneys’ compensation from clients
§ 15–702. Attorney fees taxed as costs
§ 15–703. Security for costs by nonresidents
§ 15–704. Advance payment of costs and fees
§ 15–705. Exemption of District of Columbia and United States from fees, costs, and bonds
§ 15–706. Clerk’s fees in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [Repealed]
§ 15–708. Deposit for probate fees
§ 15–709. Fees and costs in Superior Court
§ 15–710. Fees and costs in Domestic Relations Branch of Court of General Sessions. [Repealed]
§ 15–711. Deposit or security for costs in Superior Court
§ 15–712. Proceedings in forma pauperis
§ 15–713. Deposits for jury trials in Superior Court
§ 15–714. Witness fees for attendance in Superior Court
§ 15–715. Witness fees in prosecutions for cruelty to children or animals
§ 15–716. Advances to Court of General Sessions Clerk for witness fees. [Repealed]