Each officer who serves subpoenas on behalf of the Insurance Commissioner shall receive the same fee as a sheriff and each witness who appears in obedience to a subpoena before the Insurance Commissioner or duly appointed employee shall receive for his or her attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the circuit court if the witness was subpoenaed without the request of either claimant or employer at the instance of the Insurance Commissioner or duly appointed employee. The witness fees and mileage of any witness subpoenaed by, or at the instance of, either claimant or employer shall be paid by the party who subpoenas the witness.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation
Article 1. General Administrative Provisions
§23-1-1. Regulation of the Workers Compensation System by the Insurance Commissioner; Findings
§23-1-1b. Powers and Duties of Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-1c. Payment Withholding; Interception; Penalty
§23-1-1d. Rules of Former Division of Workers Compensation
§23-1-1g. Legislative Intent to Create a Quasi-Public Entity
§23-1-2. Oversight of the Workers Compensation Commission
§23-1-3. Payment of Salaries and Expenses Generally; Manner; Limitation
§23-1-4. Records; Confidentiality; Exceptions
§23-1-4a. Bond for Executive Director and Associate Director
§23-1-5. Office of Insurance Commissioner; Hearings
§23-1-6. Employment of Associate Director and Other Assistants; Compensation and Travel Expenses
§23-1-8. Authority of Insurance Commissioner and Employees as to Oaths and Evidence
§23-1-9. Compelling Compliance With Order or Subpoena
§23-1-10. Fee of Officer Serving Subpoena; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses
§23-1-11. Depositions; Investigations
§23-1-12. Copies of Proceedings as Evidence
§23-1-15. Procedure Before Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-17. Annual Report by the Insurance Commissioner and Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board
§23-1-18. Insurance Commissioner Employees Not Subject to Subpoena for Workers Compensation Hearings
§23-1-20. Employment Preference for Employees in Workers Compensation Litigation Unit
§23-1-21. Authorization to Require the Electronic Invoices and Transfers