GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
H 2
HOUSE BILL 712
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/1/13
Short Title: Clarify Expert Witness Compensation. |
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April 11, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to CLARIFY EXPERT WITNESS COMPENSATION and allowances.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 7A-314(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) AnSubject
to the specific limitations set forth in G.S. 7A-305(d)(11), an expert
witness, other than a salaried State, county, or municipal law-enforcement
officer, shall receive such compensation and allowances as the court, or the
Judicial Standards Commission, in its discretion, may authorize. A law-enforcement
officer who appears as an expert witness shall receive reimbursement for travel
expenses only, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Compensation of
experts acting on behalf of the court or prosecutorial offices shall be paid in
accordance with the rules established by the Administrative Office of the
Courts. Compensation of experts provided under G.S. 7A-454 shall be in
accordance with rules established by the Office of Indigent Defense
Services."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2013, and applies to motions or applications for costs filed on or after that date.