Oregon Statutes - Chapter 181 - State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training - Section 181.460 - Payment of member called as expert witness; reimbursement of department; deposit.

(1) Any member of the Department of State Police who is obliged by a subpoena issued pursuant to ORS 181.455 (2) to attend as an expert witness shall receive the salary or other compensation to which the member is normally entitled from the Department of State Police during the time that the member travels to and from the place where the court or other tribunal is located and while the member is required to remain at such place pursuant to such subpoena. The member shall also receive from the Department of State Police the actual necessary and reasonable traveling expenses incurred in complying with the subpoena.

(2) The party at whose request a subpoena is issued pursuant to ORS 181.455 (2) compelling the attendance of a member of the Department of State Police as an expert witness shall reimburse the Department of State Police for the full cost to the department incurred in reimbursing the member as provided in subsection (1) of this section for each day that the member is required to remain in attendance pursuant to the subpoena. The amount of $160 shall be deposited with the clerk of the court or with the tribunal prior to the issuance of a subpoena issued pursuant to ORS 181.455 (2) to compel the attendance of a member of the Department of State Police as an expert witness for each day that the member is required to remain in attendance pursuant to the subpoena. If the person causing the issuance of a subpoena requiring the expert opinion of a member of the Department of State Police makes arrangements with the member and with the tribunal prior to the issuance of the subpoena to take the testimony of the member by telephone, and testimony by telephone is otherwise allowed by the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, the amount of $80 shall be deposited with the clerk of the court or with the tribunal prior to the issuance of the subpoena for each day that the member is required to testify pursuant to the subpoena.

(3) If the actual expenses should later prove to be less than the amount deposited, the excess of the amount deposited shall be refunded.

(4) If the actual expenses should later prove to be more than the amount deposited, the difference shall be paid to the Department of State Police by the party at whose request the subpoena is issued.

(5) If a court or tribunal continues a proceeding on its own motion, no additional deposit may be required prior to the issuance of a subpoena or the making of an order directing the member to appear on the date to which the proceeding is continued. [1989 c.725 §5]

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