{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-421.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 421.040","heading":"Fee in felony case must be claimed -- When not allowed.","body":"Each witness for the Commonwealth in a felony case shall, immediately after he testifies\nclaim his attendance in open court. The claim may be allowed by the court and if it is\nallowed it shall be noted of record. Any person who has been subpoenaed or recog nized\nas a witness in a felony case who fails to appear upon the calling of the case, is not\nentitled to claim as a witness in that case unless he files an affidavit from which it appears\nthat he had a good excuse for failing to attend. When the affidavit is filed the court may\nallow the witness to claim his attendance. The clerk shall note on his order book the name\nof each witness who fails to attend the first day of the trial.","path":["KRS Chapter 421"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18043","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:38Z","sha256":"8f1b6d7ada70f4cef15d8f98a4e2d21d39c503432da781a17cac31ae747911e1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-421.030","next":"us-ky/krs-421.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}