Utah Code
Utah Code § 78B-1-119 (2026)
Jurors and witnesses -- Fees and mileage
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Every juror and witness legally required or in good faith requested to attend a trial court of record or not of record or a grand jury is entitled to:
$18.50 for the first day of attendance and $49 per day for each subsequent day of attendance; and
if traveling more than 50 miles, $1 for each four miles in excess of 50 miles actually and necessarily traveled in going only, regardless of county lines.
Persons in the custody of a penal institution upon conviction of a criminal offense are not entitled to a witness fee.
A witness attending from outside the state in a civil case is allowed mileage at the rate of 25 cents per mile and is taxed for the distance actually and necessarily traveled inside the state in going only.
If the witness is attending from outside the state in a criminal case, the state shall reimburse the witness under Section 77-21-3.
A prosecution witness or a witness subpoenaed by an indigent defendant attending from outside the county but within the state may receive reimbursement for necessary lodging and meal expenses under rule of the Judicial Council.
A witness subpoenaed to testify in court proceedings in a civil action shall receive reimbursement for necessary and reasonable parking expenses from the attorney issuing the subpoena under rule of the Judicial Council or Supreme Court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: State v. Richins, 2025 UT 10 (Utah 2025).
State v. Richins, 2025 UT 10 (Utah 2025). “” The Parties contend that this provision would be unnecessary if no jurors ever crossed county lines.”
State v. Jamieson, 414 P.3d 559 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-1-119(1)(a) (LexisNexis Supp.”
Long v. Stutesman, 269 P.3d 178 (Utah Ct. App. 2011). “Long's Attorney Fees 4 83 On cross-appeal, Long argues that the trial court erred in denying him attorney fees under Utah Code section 78B-5-825 because Stutesman's defense was without merit and was made in bad faith.”
State v. Jamieson, 2021 UT App 3 (Utah Ct. App. 2021). “See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-1-119(1)(a) (LexisNexis 2018) (mandating that witnesses “required .”
Luna v. Luna, 2019 UT App 57 (Utah Ct. App. 2019). “These fees are nominal and calculated on a per diem basis, see Utah Code Ann. § 78B-1-119 (LexisNexis 2018), whereas a professional witness's fee is usually calculated by the hour and may constitute a more significant amount of money.”
Utah Code § 78B-1-119(1)(a): 2 cases
State v. Jamieson, 414 P.3d 559 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-1-119(1)(a) (LexisNexis Supp.”
State v. Jamieson, 2021 UT App 3 (Utah Ct. App. 2021). “See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-1-119(1)(a) (LexisNexis 2018) (mandating that witnesses “required .”
Utah Code § 78B-1-119(1)(b): 1 case
State v. Richins, 2025 UT 10 (Utah 2025). “” The Parties contend that this provision would be unnecessary if no jurors ever crossed county lines.”
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