A. Any witness appearing in obedience to an order, subpoena, or other lawful compulsion at any stage of a criminal case or proceeding, grand jury proceeding and in any civil case or proceeding in which the party seeking the attendance of the witness is represented by the district attorney, shall be paid, from any monies available for the operations of the district attorney's office in the county where attendance is required, the fees and mileage at the rate prescribed by law.
B. Any witness appearing in obedience to an order, subpoena, or other lawful compulsion at any stage of a criminal case or proceeding in which the party seeking the attendance of the witness is represented by the Indigent Defense System or its agent shall be paid from the court fund. The court clerk shall report the amount of witness fees paid pursuant to this subsection monthly to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall bill the Indigent Defense System for the cost of the witness fees which shall be paid from funds available for expenditure by the Indigent Defense System. Payment by the Indigent Defense System to the Administrative Office of the Courts shall be made within ten (10) days of the receipt of the billing.
C. Any witness appearing in obedience to an order, subpoena, or other lawful compulsion in an administrative proceeding, medicaid fraud investigation, or multicounty grand jury proceeding shall be paid by the party seeking the attendance of the witness. If the party seeking the attendance is the Attorney General or represented by the Attorney General, the witness shall be paid from funds available for expenditure by the Attorney General. If an administrative agency seeking the attendance of the witness is not represented by the Attorney General, the witness shall be paid from funds available for expenditure by the administrative agency.
D. Any witness appearing in obedience to an order, subpoena, or other lawful compulsion issued by a court of this state for which no provision of this section is applicable, shall be paid in the discretion of the court from funds which are subject to the court's orders.
E. Upon conclusion of the proceedings, such fees and mileage shall be taxed as costs in the case, and collected and deposited as other costs in the case.
R.L. 1910, § 3232. Amended by Laws 1925, c. 134, p. 199, § 1; Laws 1935, p. 5, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 488, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 156, § 1, eff. July 1, 1970; Laws 1975, c. 227, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 253, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 282, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 227, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 229, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§28-1. Statutory allowances exclusive.
§28-2. Fees not collected during term.
§28-3. Failure of officers to make reports - Failure to charge fees.
§28-5. Penalty for charging fees on pensions.
§28-6. Responsibility of county for fees.
§28-7. Officers to post list of fees.
§28-8. Fees to be itemized on process.
§28-9. Officer to receipt for fees paid.
§28-10. Charging for constructive mileage - Penalty.
§28-12. Fees due when service rendered - Deposit for anticipated costs.
§28-13. Penalty for improper charges.
§28-31.1. Clerk of district court - No fees in certain guardianship cases.
§28-31.2. Garnishment proceedings - Court clerk not to charge poundage in certain cases.
§28-31.3. Court Clerk's Records Management and Preservation Fund.
§28-32.3. Payment of fees by debit or credit card.
§28-33. Register to keep account of fees.
§28-35. Clerk to keep account of fees.
§28-36. Verification of signatures without fee.
§28-37. Monthly accounting by county clerk and registrar of deeds.
§28-44. Treasurer to keep account of fees.
§28-45. Treasurer's quarterly report.
§28-46. Fees of county surveyor.
§28-48. Fees of commissioner for partition.
§28-49.1. Appraisers and commissioners, compensation of.
§28-50. Fees of public weigher - Lien for fee.
§28-56. Marriage ceremony fees.
§28-60. Fees of county assessors.
§28-61. Account of county assessor fees.
§28-82. Monies from which fees and mileage paid - Taxation as costs upon conclusion of proceedings.
§28-84. Certificates to be issued to witnesses.
§28-85. Warrants for fees of jurors and witnesses for which county liable.
§28-86.1. Jurors' and witnesses' fees - Donation to agencies for the prevention of child abuse.
§28-87. Clerk's record of jurors and witnesses.
§28-88. Statement to commissioners.
§28-91. State Fire Marshal investigation - Expert witness fee.
§28-102. Costs in civil proceeding to be proved by affidavit - Taxation and collection.
§28-103. Bill of costs or fees.
§28-105. Collection on execution.
§28-106. Clerk to hold costs or fees for person entitled - Time for filing claims.
§28-111. Fees chargeable by Secretary of State.
§28-112. Secretary to keep record of all fees.
§28-114. Fees to be paid into the Treasury.
§28-121. Fees for printing legal notices.
§28-151. Collection of fees, fines, costs and assessments.
§28-151.1. Statement of ownership of monies - Use for legal notices.
§28-152. Flat fee schedule - In forma pauperis.
§28-152.1. Civil actions - Charges in addition to flat fee.
§28-152.2. Fee for posting notice.
§28-152.3. Poundage fee and court costs in condemnation proceedings.
§28-152A. Civil warrant, body attachment or bench warrant, fee for issuance of.
§28-153. Costs in criminal cases
§28-153.2. Sheriff's Service Fee.
§28-153.3. Bond or security filing fee.
§28-154. Fees in lieu of other enumerated charges.
§28-155. Additional deposits in certain cases.
§28-155.1. Fees for preparing and transmitting record for appellate review.
§28-156. Notice of publication - Deposit or proof of direct billing.