Section 620.80. Material witness order; witness fee


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  • A witness held in the custody of the sheriff as a result of a material
      witness order must be paid the sum of three dollars per day for each day
      of  confinement  in such custody.   Such compensation is a county charge
      and is payable upon release of such material witness from custody or, in
      the discretion of the court, at any designated times or intervals during
      the confinement as the court may deem appropriate.