Tennessee § 66-23-110 Witness fees

Tennessee Statutes

§ 66-23-110 — Witness fees

Tennessee § 66-23-110

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-23-110 (2026).

Text

(a)The witness fees, to be paid by the party summoning them, at the time of their attendance, shall be the following:

(1)For each day's attendance, seventy-five cents (75¢); and (2) For every thirty (30) miles traveling to and from the clerk's office, seventy-five cents (75¢); provided, that no mileage shall be allowed a witness who resides within the county where the instrument is to be proved.

(b)Should the party fail or refuse to pay the witness fees, the witness may recover the same before a general sessions court.

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(a) The witness fees, to be paid by the party summoning them, at the time of their attendance, shall be the following: (1) For each day's attendance, seventy-five cents (75¢); and (2) For every thirty (30) miles traveling to and from the clerk's office, seventy-five cents (75¢); provided, that no mileage shall be allowed a witness who resides within the county where the instrument is to be proved. (b) Should the party fail or refuse to pay the witness fees, the witness may recover the same before a general sessions court.

Legislative History

Code 1858, §§ 2060-2062 (deriv. Acts 1806, ch. 49, § 2; 1833, ch. 92, §9); Shan., §§ 3737-3739; Code 1932, §§ 7652-7654; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2310.