GroundRules
Wis. Stat. § 885.09: Compensation of nonresident or indigent witness.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chs. 885-895, Provisions Common to Actions and Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts
- Chapter 885 Witnesses And Oral Testimony
- SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
If a witness attends a court of record in behalf of the state and it appears that the witness came from outside this state or is indigent, the court may order that the witness be paid a specific reasonable sum for expenses and attendance, in lieu of fees. The clerk shall give a certificate for the sum, with a copy of the order affixed, and the certificate shall be paid as other court certificates are paid.
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