Idaho § 7-1117 - Expert witnesses appointed by court - Compensation - Payment
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 7-1117 — Expert witnesses appointed by court - Compensation - Payment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-1117. Expert witnesses appointed by court - Compensation - Payment
The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid as the court shall order. The court may order that it be paid by the parties in such proportions and at such times as it shall prescribe, or that the proportion of any party be paid by the county, and that, after payment by the parties or the county or both, all or part or none of it be taxed as costs in the action. The fee of an expert witness called by a party but not appointed by the court shall be paid by the party calling him but shall not be taxed as costs in the action.
[7-1117, added 1969, ch. 93, sec. 16, p. 318.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-1117 ("Expert witnesses appointed by court - Compensation - Payment") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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