Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-303 (2026)
Witness fees and mileage
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A material witness attending the trial of a civil action shall be paid twelve dollars for each day's attendance to and including the time it was necessary for him to leave his residence and go to the place of trial and his discharge as a witness. The witness shall also be paid mileage at the rate of twenty cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled from his place of residence in the state of Arizona to the place of trial, to be computed one way only.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2021 · leading case: In Re Nelson, 86 P.3d 374 (Ariz. 2004).
In Re Nelson, 86 P.3d 374 (Ariz. 2004). “§ 12-332 but are limited by A.R.S. § 12-303 (2003). Section 12-303 provides that material witnesses “shall also be paid mileage at the rate of twenty cents for each mile actually and necessarily traveled from his place of residence in the [s]tate of Arizona to the place of…”
Schritter v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 36 P.3d 739 (Ariz. 2001). “Section 12-303 reads in pertinent part: “A material witness attending the trial of a civil action shall be paid twelve dollars for each day’s attendance to and including the time it was necessary for him to leave his residence and go to the place of trial and his discharge as a…”
Foster Ex Rel. Foster v. Weir, 129 P.3d 482 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “See § 12-303 (limiting witness fees taxable as costs in non-medical malpractice cases to twelve dollars per day, plus mileage, for each day witness attends trial).”
Reyes v. Frank's Serv. & Trucking, LLC, 334 P.3d 1264 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “Interpreter Expenses ¶ 15 FST contends the trial court improperly characterized the fee for an interpreter who translated at two depositions as a “witness fee” under A.”
Levy v. Alfaro, 160 P.3d 1201 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). “The trial court ruled that fees for medical witnesses and expert witnesses, beyond witness fees plus mileage as permitted by A.R.S. § 12-303 (2003), were permissible.”
Ponderosa Plaza v. Siplast, 888 P.2d 1315 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “section 12-303, the legislature did not see fit to provide for the reimbursement of travel costs for out-of-state witnesses.”
Johnston v. Univ. Hosp., 719 P.2d 308 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “ARE THE FEES CHARGED APPELLANTS BY APPELLEES’ EXPERT WITNESSES FOR THEIR DEPOSITIONS TAXABLE COSTS? Appellants assert that fees charged by appellees’ expert witnesses for the depositions are not taxable costs as defined by A.”
State v. McDonald, 352 P.2d 343 (Ariz. 1960). “The amounts of witness fees are provided for in A.R.S. § 12-303, i. e., one dollar and fifty dents per day plus fifteen cents for each mile traveled.”
Rabe v. Cut & Curl of Plaza 75, Inc., 715 P.2d 1240 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “§ 12-332(A)(2), an amount larger than the witness fees plus mileage allowed, by A.R.S. § 12-303 for witness fees allowed as a cost at trial.”
Bacon v. Graham, 348 F. Supp. 996 (D. Ariz. 1972). “” The statute, Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 12-303 (Supp.1971-72), provides: “A.”
Foster v. Weir Orthodontic Centers of Arizona, Inc. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “See § 12-303 (limiting witness fees taxable as costs in non-medical malpractice cases to twelve dollars per day, plus mileage, for each day witness attends trial).”
Day v. Armendt (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). “§ 12-303 (2016) because Day had not tendered the mileage fee; (2) the subpoena required him to incur substantial travel expense, especially in light of his belief that the probative value of his testimony was low and because he no longer owned a car; (3) he was not afforded…”
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