Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 93 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Winder, M.

Final action

House/ filed 3/4/2022

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• amends the fees for jurors and witnesses; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

JUROR AND WITNESS FEE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mike Winder
Senate Sponsor: 
 Todd D. Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the fees for jurors and witnesses.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ amends the fees for jurors and witnesses; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
78B-1-119
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 56
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
78B-1-119
 is amended to read:
78B-1-119.
Jurors and witnesses -- Fees and mileage.
(1) Every juror and witness legally required or in good faith requested to attend a trial
court of record or not of record or a grand jury is entitled to:
(a) [
$18.50
] 
$60
 for the first day of attendance and [
$49
] 
$120
 per day for each
subsequent day of attendance; and
(b) if traveling more than 50 miles, [
$1
] 
$2
 for each four miles in excess of 50 miles
actually and necessarily traveled in going only, regardless of county lines.
(2) [
Persons
] 
An individual
 in the custody of a penal institution upon conviction of a
criminal offense [
are
] 
is
 not entitled to a witness fee.
(3) A witness attending from outside the state in a civil case is allowed mileage at the
rate of 25 cents per mile and is taxed for the distance actually and necessarily traveled inside
the state in going only.
(4) If the witness is attending from outside the state in a criminal case, the state shall
reimburse the witness under Section 
77-21-3
.
(5) A prosecution witness or a witness subpoenaed by an indigent defendant attending
from outside the county but within the state may receive reimbursement for necessary lodging
and meal expenses under rule of the Judicial Council.
(6) A witness subpoenaed to testify in court proceedings in a civil action shall receive
reimbursement for necessary and reasonable parking expenses from the attorney issuing the
subpoena under rule of the Judicial Council or Supreme Court.