§ 9-29-7. Witness fees.
(a) The fees of witnesses shall be:
(b) In addition to the fees above provided, witnesses summoned and testifying as experts in behalf of the state, or any person acting as an interpreter, before the supreme, superior, or district court, may be allowed and paid such sum as such court may deem just and reasonable.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 10; C.P.A. 1905, § 1199; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 10; P.L. 1939, ch. 715, § 7; P.L. 1956, ch. 3624, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-7; P.L. 1974, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 56, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Section 9-29-1. - District court fees.
Section 9-29-3. - Deposition fees.
Section 9-29-4. - Costs allowed parties and attorneys in superior court.
Section 9-29-5. - Jurors’ fees.
Section 9-29-7. - Witness fees.
Section 9-29-8. - Certification as to witness fees.
Section 9-29-9. - Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables.
Section 9-29-10. - Compensation for keeping of attached personal property.
Section 9-29-11. - Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process.
Section 9-29-12. - Certification and search fees.
Section 9-29-13. - Naturalization fees.
Section 9-29-14. - Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees.
Section 9-29-14.1. - The state exempt from fees.
Section 9-29-15. - Indorsement of fees on process.
Section 9-29-16. - Compensation of officers selected by attorney general.
Section 9-29-17. - Fixed salary provisions preserved.
Section 9-29-18. - Superior court fees.
Section 9-29-19. - Family court fees.
Section 9-29-20. - Supreme court fees.
Section 9-29-21. - Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers — Sanctions for frivolous suits.