A. Any employee of the state or any political subdivision thereof who is subpoenaed as a witness to testify on any matter pertaining to their employment, including any investigation conducted by the employee as a duty of said employment for which he is fully compensated, shall not be entitled to receive the witness fee and reimbursement for mileage provided for in Section 81 of this title, except as provided for in subsection B of this section. However, if the employee is required by the subpoena to testify in a county other than his county of residence or employment, he shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act in accordance with Section 82 of this title. No such witness shall receive such reimbursement in more than one case covering the same period of time or the same travel. Each such witness shall be required to make oath that the amounts claimed for reimbursement have not been claimed or received in any other case or from any other source.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that court appearances should not adversely affect the education of students enrolled in school districts in this state. To the extent possible, court appearances of public school district employees should be scheduled to minimize the disruption of class time. If a school district employee is subpoenaed to appear as a witness in a civil court proceeding, except in a proceeding in which the school district or the state is a party, the school district shall be entitled to a witness fee equal to the amount of the substitute teacher cost, not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 92, § 1, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 166, § 5, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 2005, c. 192, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2010, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
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.