Georgia § 24-13-25 - Fees and mileage; when tender required.
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§ 24-13-25. Fees and mileage; when tender required.
Except as provided in Code Section 24-13-28, the witness fee shall be $25.00 per diem, and execution shall be issued by the clerk upon affidavit of the witness to enforce payment thereof. The payment of witness fees shall not be demanded as a condition precedent to attendance; but, when a witness resides outside the county where the testimony is to be given, service of the subpoena, to be valid, shall be accompanied by tender of the witness fee for one day's attendance plus mileage of 45 › per mile for traveling expenses for going from and returning to his or her place of residence by the nearest practical route. Tender of witness fees and mileage may be made by United States currency, postal money order, cashier's check, certified check, or the check of an attorney or law firm. When the subpoena is issued on behalf of this state, or an officer, agency, or political subdivision thereof, or an accused in a criminal proceeding, witness fees and mileage need not be tendered. (Code 1981, § 24-13-25 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.) Cross references. - Witness fees for attendance before Judicial Qualifications Commission, Rules of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Rule 18(d).
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Section 24-13-25 ("Fees and mileage; when tender required.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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