If the witness who is summoned as provided in Section 19-9-40, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person the sum of ten cents a mile for each mile by the ordinary traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution is pending and five dollars each day that he is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-306; 1952 Code Section 26-306; 1948 (45) 1810.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 19-9-30. Holding of hearing when resident is wanted as witness in another state.
Section 19-9-40. Ordering resident witness to attend out-of-state proceedings.
Section 19-9-50. Delivery of witness to custody of officer of requesting state.
Section 19-9-60. Penalty for failure to attend as witness out of state.
Section 19-9-70. Request by this State for witness from reciprocating state.
Section 19-9-80. Costs and fees paid to nonresident witness.
Section 19-9-90. Limit on time nonresident witness may be kept in State.
Section 19-9-100. Penalty for failure to attend as witness in this State.
Section 19-9-110. Nonresident witness shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.