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§ 15:253 — Witnesses not residents of parish

Louisiana § 15:253
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La. Stat. Ann. § 15:253 (2026).

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Witnesses who are summoned to testify in prosecutions pending in other parishes than those in which they reside, shall receive a compensation of five cents for every mile they may necessarily travel in going and returning, and five dollars for every day they may be necessarily in attendance upon the court.

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Legislative History

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.

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