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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 92.14292.142 Witnesses; pay.—(1) Witnesses in all cases, civil and criminal, in all courts, now or hereafter created, and witnesses summoned before any arbitrator or general or special magistrate appointed by the court shall receive for each day’s actual attendance $5 and also 6 cents per mile for actual distance traveled to and from the courts. A witness in a criminal case required to appear in a county other than the county of his or her residence and residing more than 50 miles from the location of the trial shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses at the same rate provided for state employees under s. 112.061, in lieu of any other witness fee. (2) An employee of the state who is required, as a direct result of employment, to appear as an official witness to testify in the course of any action in any court of this state, or before an administrative law judge, a hearing officer, hearing examiner, or any board or commission of the state or of its agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, shall be considered to be on duty during such appearance and shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. Except as provided in s. 92.141 and as provided in this subsection, such employee shall be required to tender to the employing agency any witness fee and other expense reimbursement received by the employee for such appearance. (3) Any witness subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the state in any action brought pursuant to s. 895.05 or chapter 542 who is required to travel outside his or her county of residence and more than 50 miles from his or her residence, or who is required to travel from out of state, shall be entitled to per diem and travel expenses at the same rate provided for state employees under s. 112.061 in lieu of any state witness fee. History.—s. 5, ch. 3106, 1879; RS 1103; s. 1, ch. 4387, 1895; GS 1512; s. 2, ch. 5649, 1907; s. 1, ch. 6905, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7280, 1917; RGS 2712; CGL 4379; s. 1, ch. 29927, 1955; s. 8, ch. 65-483; s. 1, ch. 67-401; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 78-175; s. 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 83-36; s. 506, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 96-410; s. 59, ch. 2004-11; s. 36, ch. 2005-236; s. 9, ch. 2016-84. Note.—Former s. 90.14.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 92.142
Total Results: 10
826 So. 2d 221, 2002 WL 276466
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 2002 | Docket: 1662815
Cited 79 times | Published
party in whose behalf the witness is summoned," section 92.142, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides that
228 So. 3d 1184
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2017 | Docket: 6179426
Cited 1 times | Published
were expert witnesses, which was prohibited by section 92.142(1), Florida Statutes (2013). The trial court
260 So. 3d 167
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 2018 | Docket: 8498552
Published
and
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other services. TPI cited section 92.142(1), Florida Statutes (2013), for the proposition
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 2018 | Docket: 14544780
Published
their testimony and other services. TPI cited section
92.142(1), Florida Statutes (2013), for the proposition
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2017 | Docket: 4684133
Published
were expert witnesses, which was prohibited by section 92.142(1), Florida Statutes
(2013). The trial court
98 So. 3d 679, 2012 WL 4511310, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16731
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 2012 | Docket: 60312522
Published
witnesses are summoned by a state attorney”); § 92.142(1), Fla. Stat. (2010) (“A witness in a criminal
82 So. 3d 195, 2012 WL 832629, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4124
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 14, 2012 | Docket: 60306113
Published
2004). Colaizzo does not seek recovery under section 92.142, Florida Statutes (2008), a statute that would
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 6, 1995 | Docket: 3256207
Published
the payment of the witness fee prescribed in section 92.142, Florida Statutes?
2. When such employee uses
434 So. 2d 954, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19581
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1983 | Docket: 64598334
Published
actual distance traveled to and from the courts. § 92.142, Fla.Stat. (1981). The only statutory requirement
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 9, 1981 | Docket: 3258678
Published
compensated according to s. 92.142 or s. 942.03, F.S.
Section 92.142, F.S., appears to apply only to persons residing
