Wisconsin Statutes 885.07 – State witnesses in civil actions and municipal witnesses in forfeiture actions, how paid
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 885.07
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Municipality: includes cities and villages; it may be construed to include towns. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Officers: when applied to corporations include directors and trustees. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Every witness on behalf of the state in any civil action or proceeding may file with the clerk of the court where the same is pending the witness’s affidavit of attendance and travel, and the witness’s fees shall, upon the certificate of such clerk, countersigned by the attorney general, district attorney, or acting state’s attorney, be paid out of the state treasury, and shall be charged to the legal expense appropriation to the attorney general. In forfeiture actions by municipalities the clerk shall tax witness fees; however witness fees for police officers of any such municipality when collected shall be paid by the clerk to the treasurer of the municipality.