(1) Witnesses in all cases, civil and criminal, in all courts, now or hereafter created, and witnesses summoned before any arbitrator or general or special magistrate appointed by the court shall receive for each day’s actual attendance $5 and also 6 cents per mile for actual distance traveled to and from the courts. A witness in a criminal case required to appear in a county other than the county of his or her residence and residing more than 50 miles from the location of the trial shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses at the same rate provided for state employees under s. 112.061, in lieu of any other witness fee.
(2) An employee of the state who is required, as a direct result of employment, to appear as an official witness to testify in the course of any action in any court of this state, or before an administrative law judge, a hearing officer, hearing examiner, or any board or commission of the state or of its agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, shall be considered to be on duty during such appearance and shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. Except as provided in s. 92.141 and as provided in this subsection, such employee shall be required to tender to the employing agency any witness fee and other expense reimbursement received by the employee for such appearance.
(3) Any witness subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the state in any action brought pursuant to s. 895.05 or chapter 542 who is required to travel outside his or her county of residence and more than 50 miles from his or her residence, or who is required to travel from out of state, shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses at the same rate provided for state employees under s. 112.061 in lieu of any state witness fee.
History.—s. 5, ch. 3106, 1879; RS 1103; s. 1, ch. 4387, 1895; GS 1512; s. 2, ch. 5649, 1907; s. 1, ch. 6905, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7280, 1917; RGS 2712; CGL 4379; s. 1, ch. 29927, 1955; s. 8, ch. 65-483; s. 1, ch. 67-401; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 78-175; s. 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 83-36; s. 506, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 96-410; s. 59, ch. 2004-11; s. 36, ch. 2005-236; s. 9, ch. 2016-84.
Note.—Former s. 90.14.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 92 - Witnesses, Records, and Documents
92.05 - Final Judgments and Decrees of Courts of Record.
92.06 - Judgments and Decrees of United States District Courts.
92.07 - Judgments and Decrees of This State.
92.08 - Deeds and Powers of Attorney of Record for 20 Years or More.
92.09 - Effect of Reversal, etc., of Judgment or Successful Attack on Deed.
92.13 - Certified Copies of Records of Certified Copies.
92.14 - United States Deeds and Patents and Copies Thereof.
92.141 - Law Enforcement Employees; Travel Expenses; Compensation as Witness.
92.143 - Compensation to Traffic Court Witnesses.
92.151 - Witness Compensation; Payment; Overcharges.
92.153 - Production of Documents by Witnesses; Reimbursement of Costs.
92.17 - Effect of Seal of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
92.18 - Certificate of State Officer.
92.20 - Certificates Issued Under Authority of Congress.
92.21 - Certificate as to Sanitary Condition of Buildings.
92.23 - Rule of Evidence in Suits on Fire Policies for Loss or Damage to Building.
92.231 - Expert Witnesses; Fee.
92.233 - Compensation of Witness Summoned in Two or More Criminal Cases.
92.24 - Certain Tax Deeds Prima Facie Evidence of Title.
92.25 - Records Destroyed by Fire; Use of Abstracts.
92.251 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.
92.26 - Records Destroyed by Fire; Use of Sworn Copies.
92.27 - Records Destroyed by Fire; Effect of Abstracts in Evidence.
92.28 - Records Destroyed by Fire; Land Title Suits; What May Be Received in Evidence.
92.29 - Photographic or Electronic Copies.
92.295 - Copies of Voter Registration Records.
92.30 - Presumption of Death; Official Findings.
92.31 - Missing Persons and Persons Imprisoned or Interned in Foreign Countries; Official Reports.
92.32 - Official Findings and Reports; Presumption of Authority to Issue or Execute.
92.38 - Comparison of Disputed Writings.
92.39 - Evidence of Individual’s Claim Against the State in Suits Between Them.
92.40 - Reports of Building, Housing, or Health Code Violations; Admissibility.
92.50 - Oaths, Affidavits, and Acknowledgments; Who May Take or Administer; Requirements.
92.52 - Affirmation Equivalent to Oath.
92.525 - Verification of Documents; Perjury by False Written Declaration, Penalty.
92.56 - Judicial Proceedings and Court Records Involving Sexual Offenses and Human Trafficking.
92.561 - Prohibition on Reproduction of Child Pornography.
92.565 - Admissibility of Confession in Sexual Abuse Cases.
92.57 - Termination of Employment of Witness Prohibited.
92.60 - Foreign Records of Regularly Conducted Business Activity.
92.605 - Production of Certain Records by Florida Businesses and Out-of-State Corporations.