Mississippi § 71-3-57 - Witnesses and their fees.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 71-3-57 — Witnesses and their fees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 71-3-57. Witnesses and their fees.
The commission shall regulate, by rules published and available to the parties, the summoning, attendance, use, and compensation of witnesses, and determine the qualifications of specialists and their scale of fees as expert witnesses. Unless otherwise provided by the commission, witnesses summoned in a proceeding before the commission or whose depositions are taken shall receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses in civil cases in courts of record.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 71-3-57 ("Witnesses and their fees.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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