Florida Statutes
Chapter 92 - Witnesses, Records, and Documents
92.231 - Expert Witnesses; Fee.


(1) The term “expert witness” as used herein shall apply to any witness who offers himself or herself in the trial of any action as an expert witness or who is subpoenaed to testify in such capacity before a state attorney in the investigation of a criminal matter, or before a grand jury, and who is permitted by the court to qualify and testify as such, upon any matter pending before any court.
(2) Any expert or skilled witness who shall have testified in any cause shall be allowed a witness fee including the cost of any exhibits used by such witness in an amount agreed to by the parties, and the same shall be taxed as costs. In instances where services are provided for the state, including for state-paid private court-appointed counsel, payment from state funds shall be in accordance with standards adopted by the Legislature.
(3) In a criminal case in which the state or an indigent defendant requires the services of an expert witness whose opinion is relevant to the issues of the case, the expert witness shall be compensated in accordance with standards adopted by the Legislature.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 25090, 1949; s. 19, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 1, ch. 59-201; s. 3, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 512, ch. 95-147; s. 78, ch. 2003-402; s. 37, ch. 2005-236.
Note.—Former s. 90.231.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title VII - Evidence

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.

92.142 - Witnesses; Pay.

92.143 - Compensation to Traffic Court Witnesses.

92.151 - Witness Compensation; Payment; Overcharges.

92.153 - Production of Documents by Witnesses; Reimbursement of Costs.

92.16 - Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund Respecting the Ownership, Conveyance Of, and Other Facts in Connection With Public Lands.

92.17 - Effect of Seal of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.

92.18 - Certificate of State Officer.

92.19 - Portions of Records.

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.

92.33 - Written Statement Concerning Injury to Person or Property; Furnishing Copies; Admission as Evidence.

92.351 - Prohibition Against Prisoners Submitting Nondocumentary Physical Evidence Without Authorization of Court; Prisoner Mailings to Courts.

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.

92.51 - Oaths, Affidavits, and Acknowledgments; Taken or Administered by Commissioned Officer of United States Armed Forces.

92.52 - Affirmation Equivalent to Oath.

92.525 - Verification of Documents; Perjury by False Written Declaration, Penalty.

92.53 - Videotaping the Testimony of a Victim or Witness Under Age 18 or Who Has an Intellectual Disability.

92.54 - Use of Closed-Circuit Television in Proceedings Involving a Victim or Witness Under the Age of 18 or Who Has an Intellectual Disability.

92.55 - Judicial or Other Proceedings Involving Victim or Witness Under the Age of 18, a Person Who Has an Intellectual Disability, or a Sexual Offense Victim or Witness; Special Protections; Use of Therapy Animals or Facility Dogs.

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.

92.70 - Eyewitness Identification.