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Wyo. Stat. § 1-14-102 (2026)

Witness fees; fees for expert witnesses in civil

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     (a) Witnesses are entitled to receive the following
minimum fees:

          (i) For attending before any court or grand jury, or
before any judge, referee or commissioner, ten dollars ($10.00)
per day, and five dollars ($5.00) for half a day; and

          (ii)   Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 42, § 2.

          (iii) Mileage at the rate set in W.S. 9-3-103 for
each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and
returning from place of attendance.

     (b) In any civil or criminal case, any party may call
expert witnesses to testify and if the court finds any witness
to be a qualified expert and the expert gives expert testimony
which is admitted as evidence in the case, the expert witness
shall be allowed witness fees of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
per day or such other amount as the court allows according to
the circumstances of the case. Expert witness fees may be
charged as costs against any party or be apportioned among some
or all parties in the discretion of the court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1980–2014 · leading case: Graus v. OK Investments, Inc., 342 P.3d 365 (Wyo. 2014).
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Graus v. OK Investments, Inc., 342 P.3d 365 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 16× “68 because Rule 68 does not apply when the party making the settlement offer is declared the prevailing party. Second, Plaintiffs argue that the court abused its discretion in awarding the requested costs because they were not costs authorized by U.”
Buttrey Food Stores Div. v. Coulson, 620 P.2d 549 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 8× “Section 1-14-102, W.S. 1977, provides for "such other amount as the court allows according to the circumstances of the case.”
Burke v. State, 746 P.2d 852 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 4× “Section 1-14-102, W.S. 1977, permits the trial court in a criminal case to assess expert witness fees as costs against any party "in the discretion of the court.”
Hashimoto v. Marathon Pipe Line Co., 767 P.2d 158 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “In the absence of a defining rule or a controlling statute, it should be recognized that we do not deny the right to charge daily witness costs pursuant to W.S. 1-14-102 for witnesses who are attending court or deposition sessions under subpoena even though on particular days…”
State v. Dieringer, 708 P.2d 1 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 3× “According to the provisions of § 1-14-102, witnesses are entitled to receive fees for attending before a court, and therefore even if the witness does not testify, the cost is incurred.”
Garnick v. Teton Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 2002 WY 18 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 3× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-102 (b) (LexisNexis 2001).”
Seaton v. State, 811 P.2d 276 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 4× “Section 1-14-102, W.S. 1977, 1987 Cum.Supp.”
Sonjia Weinstein & Trey Warren, 2014 WY 167 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 5× “501 and Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-102 . The distinction is in the court's discretion to deny costs altogether-the court has that authority under Rule 54(d), but it does not have that authority under Rule 68.”
Kaess v. State, 748 P.2d 698 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 2× “Section 1-14-102, W.S.1977, 1987 Cum.Supp.”
Longfellow v. State, 803 P.2d 1383 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 2× “" Following this direction, we turn to § 1-14-102, W.S. 1977, a provision in the Code of Civil Procedure.”
Weaver v. Mitchell, 715 P.2d 1361 (Wyo. 1986). “* * * M 5 The Delaware statute authorizing expert witness fees is not significantly different than Wyoming’s statute, § 1-14-102, W.S. 1977. The expert witness fees allowed as costs by the court in this case included time not necessarily spent in court attendance for purposes of…”
Todd Graus & Holly Graus, Husband & Wife, Individually, & as Parents of Next Friends of Sg, a Minor Child, Rg, a Minor Child, & Gg, a Minor Child, 2014 WY 166 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 16× “501 or Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-102 (b). We will separately address each argument.”
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Graus v. OK Investments, Inc., 342 P.3d 365 (Wyo. 2014). “68 because Rule 68 does not apply when the party making the settlement offer is declared the prevailing party. Second, Plaintiffs argue that the court abused its discretion in awarding the requested costs because they were not costs authorized by U.”
Buttrey Food Stores Div. v. Coulson, 620 P.2d 549 (Wyo. 1980). “Section 1-14-102, W.S. 1977, provides for "such other amount as the court allows according to the circumstances of the case.”
State v. Dieringer, 708 P.2d 1 (Wyo. 1985). “According to the provisions of § 1-14-102, witnesses are entitled to receive fees for attending before a court, and therefore even if the witness does not testify, the cost is incurred.”
Garnick v. Teton Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 2002 WY 18 (Wyo. 2002). “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-102 (b) (LexisNexis 2001).”
Todd Graus & Holly Graus, Husband & Wife, Individually, & as Parents of Next Friends of Sg, a Minor Child, Rg, a Minor Child, & Gg, a Minor Child, 2014 WY 166 (Wyo. 2014). “501 or Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-14-102 (b). We will separately address each argument.”
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