{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-5.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 5.401","heading":"Payment of witness fees and allowances.","body":"(a) Duly subpoenaed witnesses, other than Federal government employees, may apply for payment of their attendance as witnesses at an investigation or hearing conducted pursuant to this part by submitting a request for payment (Standard Form 1157) accompanied by any necessary receipts.\n(b) Fees and allowances will be paid as provided by 28 U.S.C. 1821, except that a person called to testify as an expert witness may be paid a higher fee to be fixed by the District Commander.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC","PART 5—MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS—PERSONNEL ACTION","Subpart G—Witness Fees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"d9eb96297149e8b7e880e8c569860d3a3f6f4abdb1d84572375010760839548c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-5.309","next":"us/46-cfr-5.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}