Sections sixteen and seventeen of article one, and section sixteen of article two, chapter fifty-nine of this code shall apply to a person attending as a witness under a recognizance or summons in a criminal case whether the same be a felony or misdemeanor, as well as to a person attending under a summons in a civil case, except that in a criminal case, a person residing out of this state, who attends a court therein as a witness, shall be allowed by such court a proper compensation for attendance and travel to and from the place of his abode; the amount of the same to be fixed by such court. Such compensation and other allowances shall, in all criminal cases be paid out of the treasury of the state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure
Article 5. Costs in Criminal Cases
§62-5-2. Payment of Witness Fees and Other Legal Charges by Prosecutor
§62-5-4. Fees of Officer Executing Process or Rendering Service Out of County in Felony Cases
§62-5-5. Certificate by the Court as to Fees and Expenses
§62-5-6. Expenses of Preliminary Hearing Before Justice Certified to Clerk
§62-5-7. Execution for Expenses Incident to Prosecution
§62-5-8. Failure to Present Claim in Time
§62-5-9. Fee to Prosecuting Attorney Out of State Treasury; Judgment Against State for Costs
§62-5-10. Mandatory Cost Assessed Upon Conviction of a Felony