Witness fees

44-553. Witness fees. Each witness who appears before the director or administrative law judge in response to a subpoena shall receive the same fee and mileage as is provided for witnesses attending district courts in civil cases in this state. The director or the administrative law judge, whoever is conducting the hearing, shall tax and apportion the costs of such witness fees in the discretion of the director or the administrative law judge, as the case may be, and shall make such orders relative to the payment of such fees as the director or the administrative law judge deems expedient in order to secure and provide for the payment of the witness fees. History: L. 1927, ch. 232, § 38; L. 1993, ch. 286, § 55; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; deposition fee of examining doctor does not constitute charge for medical treatment. McDowell v. Paynter, 202 Kan. 767, 769, 451 P.2d 227 (1969). 2. K.S.A. 44-510k does not permit the award of expert witness fees in pursuit of post-award medical benefits. Higgins v. Abilene Machine, Inc., 288 Kan. 359, 204 P.3d 1156 (2009). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026