Section 140.20. Witness and interpreter fees; travel expenses.

 

(1)  The administrative law judge may authorize reimbursement to any witness subpoenaed by a party or any party who has already made reimbursement to such a witness for witness fees and travel expenses. The administrative law judge may also require reimbursement for an interpreter who is necessary to interpret testimony of a witness offered at the hearing.

(2)  The department may refuse to reimburse a witness subpoenaed on behalf of a party other than the department for witness fees or travel expenses if the administrative law judge determines that the testimony was not relevant or material to the issue of the hearing.

(3)  No witness subpoenaed on behalf of or requested to appear by the department is entitled to prepayment of witness fees or travel expenses but any such witness who appears at the hearing shall be paid the fees and travel expenses provided under sub. (4) .

(4)  The fees of witnesses and interpreters are:

(a) For witnesses, $16.00 per day.

(b) For expert witnesses, the rate set under s. 814.04 (2) , Stats., plus the fees under pars. (a) and (d) .

(c) For interpreters, $35.00 per half day.

(d) For travel expenses, 20 cents per mile from the witness' or interpreter's residence in this state to the hearing site and back or, if without the state, from the point at which the witness passes the state boundary to the hearing site, and back or, if without the state, from the point at which the witness passes the state boundary to the hearing site, and back.

Cr. Register, November, 1985, No. 359 , eff. 12-1-85 ; am. (1), (2), (4) (c) and (d), Register, June, 1997, No. 498 , eff. 7-1-97.