§ 12-24-16-2 — Costs and expenses; amounts

The taxable costs and expenses to be paid are
as follows:
(1) To the physician for making the statement accompanying the
allegation of insanity, an amount to be fixed by the court not more
than ten dollars ($10).
(2) To the two (2) medical examiners for making out the
certificate and attending the hearing, an amount to be fixed by the
court not more than ten dollars ($10). The two (2) medical
examiners shall be allowed, for each mile necessarily traveled in
making the examination or attending the hearing, an amount for
mileage equal to the amount per mile currently paid to state
officers and employees.
(3) To other witnesses, the same fees as are allowed by law in
other cases in the circuit court.
(4) To the clerk of the circuit court, the same fees as are allowed
by law for similar services in other cases.
(5) To the sheriff, for serving process and attending the hearing,
the same fees as are allowed by law for similar services in other
cases, and for taking a patient to the hospital, or removing a
patient from the hospital, upon warrant of the clerk, one dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50) per day for the support of each patient on
the way to and from the hospital, and an amount for mileage equal
to the amount per mile paid to state officers and employees.
(6) To each assistant allowed by the judge and accompanying the
sheriff, with computation in both instances to be made from the
county seat to the hospital by the nearest route, an amount for
mileage equal to the amount per mile paid to state officers and
employees.
(7) To other persons discharging the duties of sheriff, as provided
by this article, the same fees as are allowed in this section to the
sheriff. To the assistants of the person, the same fees as are
allowed in this section to the assistants of the sheriff.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-5 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.