The court may authorize the payment of witness fees and necessary travel expenses incurred by persons summoned or otherwise required to appear at hearings under this chapter and chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C. Payment may not exceed the amount allowed to witnesses in the circuit court under the rules of civil procedure.

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Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0327 as added by SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SL 1991, ch 217, § 49B; SDCL, § 26-8-32.2.