House Bill 4414
Sponsor: Rep. Ruth Johnson
Committee: Family and Civil Law
Complete to 4-30-99
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4414 AS INTRODUCED 4-13-99
The Revised Judicature Act provides for the payment of fees to witnesses who attend any actions before a court of record or who attend inquests or other proceedings before a person authorized to take the examination of witnesses. In addition to the $15 maximum fee for loss of working time, the act provides for these witnesses to be paid ten cents per mile for traveling expenses. Under the bill, instead of ten cents per mile, witnesses would be paid the same per-mile rate as is paid to state officers and unclassified employees of state agencies while engaged in state business as specified by the directives of the Department of Management and Budget.
MCL 600.2552
Analyst: W. Flory