§23-1-10 Fee of officer serving subpoena; fees and mileage of witnesses. - West Virginia Statutes

§23-1-10. Fee of officer serving subpoena; fees and mileage of witnesses.
Each officer who serves subpoenas on behalf of the commission shall receive the same fee as a sheriff and each witness who appears in obedience to a subpoena before the executive director, associate director or duly appointed employee shall receive for his or her attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the circuit court, which shall be audited and paid out of the workers' compensation fund in the same manner as other expenses are audited and paid, if the witness was subpoenaed without the request of either claimant or employer at the instance of the executive director, associate director or duly appointed employee. The witness fees and mileage of any witness subpoenaed by, or at the instance of, either claimant or employer shall be paid by the party who subpoenas the witness.