9 chapters · 96 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-4-101 Basic per diem and mileage
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(a) A witness in a court of record shall receive compensation of one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day's necessary attendance. When a witness resides at a distance greater than ten (10) miles, such witness shall receive four cents (4¢) per mile for going to and returning from c…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-4-102 Witness residing outside county
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(a) All witnesses attending, under summons, any court of record in any county in this state other than the county in which the witness or witnesses live shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for lodging and meals at a rate allowable under the state comprehensive travel regul…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-4-103 Witness before general sessions judge
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Every witness summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions is entitled to fifty cents (50¢) for each day's attendance; and when summoned to attend in another county from that of the witness' own, shall be entitled to five cents (5¢) per mile for every mile in going to…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-4-104 Maximum number of appearances compensated
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No witness shall prove personal attendance in more than four (4) suits where one (1) of the parties is the same or the question to be tried is the same; provided, that this shall apply only to the term where the witness actually testifies in such suits. At all other terms where s…