Oklahoma § 28-91 - State Fire Marshal investigation - Expert witness fee
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 28-91 — State Fire Marshal investigation - Expert witness fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-91. State Fire Marshal investigation - Expert witness fee
In civil cases in which the state is not a party, if the State
Fire Marshal or an employee of the Office of State Fire Marshal is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 28. Fees
subpoenaed as a witness to testify on any matter pertaining to a
fire investigation conducted by the Office of State Fire Marshal,
the party causing the subpoena to be issued shall pay an expert
witness fee to be set by the State Fire Marshal. Said fee shall be
paid to the court clerk before the witness is required to testify.
The court clerk shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer to be
deposited to the General Revenue Fund of the state.
Notice of receipt of the required fee shall be transmitted by
the court clerk to the State Fire Marshal or employee who has been
subpoenaed. If the expert witness fee is not received before the
witness is required to testify, the witness shall not be compelled
to obey the subpoena.
If the expert witness fee is paid and, for any reason, the
witness fails to obey the subpoena, said fee shall be returned to
the party causing the subpoena to be issued.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 205, § 32, operative July 1, 1987.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-91 ("State Fire Marshal investigation - Expert witness fee") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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