Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1551
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1551
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1551. Attendance fees
There shall be allowed to witnesses the following fees:
(1) For attendance before a court or to give a deposition before a notary public, $30.00 a day.
(2) For attendance before an appraiser appointed by the Commissioner of Taxes, $30.00 a day, such fees to be apportioned as the appraiser may direct.
(3) For attendance on other courts or tribunals, $30.00 a day.
(4) For travel in the State, all witnesses shall receive mileage at the rate of reimbursement allowed State employees for travel under the terms of the prevailing collective bargaining agreement. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. April 9, 1970; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236(a), (b), eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 94, eff. April 9, 1974; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 2004; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 210.)