Minnesota Legislature
HF 718
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/21/2013 08:44am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to courts; increasing the fees paid to witnesses; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 357.22.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.22, is amended to read:
357.22 WITNESSES.
The fees to be paid to witnesses shall be as follows:
(1) for attending in any action or proceeding in any court or before any officer,
person, or board authorized to take the examination of witnesses, new text begin prevailing Minnesota
minimum wage for each hour in attendance or new text end $20 for each daynew text begin , whichever is morenew text end ;
(2) for travel to and from the place of attendance, to be estimated from the witness's
residence, if within the state, or from the boundary line of the state where the witness
crossed it, if without the state, deleted text begin 28 cents per miledeleted text end new text begin the standard mileage rate effective at the
time of travel, as established by the Internal Revenue Service for computing the deductible
costs of operating an automobile for business expense purposesnew text end .
No person is obliged to attend as a witness in any civil case unless one day's
attendance and travel fees are paid or tendered the witness in advance.