Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 12-4411 (2026)

Subpoenas; witnesses' expenses; abuse of subpoenas, costs

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KS-LEGkslegislature.org JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

12-4411. Subpoenas; witnesses' expenses; abuse of subpoenas, costs. All parties shall be entitled to the use of subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses within the state. The municipal judge or clerk shall issue a subpoena which may be served by any law enforcement officer upon the named person. Disobedience may constitute contempt.

Fees and mileage of witnesses shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day or any part thereof for an appearance of* ten cents (10¢) per mile actually driven over ten (10) miles. The fees and mileage for the attendance of witnesses shall be borne by the party calling the witness, except that if an accused person is found not guilty, the city shall pay all such expenses: Provided, The municipal judge may direct that fees and mileage of witnesses subpoenaed by the accused person be charged against such person, if the judge finds that there has been an abuse of the use of subpoenas by the accused person.

History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4411; April 1, 1974.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2007 · leading case: Farha v. City of Wichita, 161 P.3d 717 (Kan. 2007).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Farha v. City of Wichita, 161 P.3d 717 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “It now states: “No person shall be assessed costs for the administration of justice in any municipal court case, except for witness fees and mileage as set forth in K.S.A. 12-4411, and amendments thereto; for the assessment required by K.”

King v. Knoll, 399 F. Supp. 2d 1169 (D. Kan. 2005). “12-4117 and amendments thereto for the law enforcement training center fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5619 and amendments thereto, the local law enforcement training reimbursement fund established pursuant to K.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.