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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

§ 15-712. Waiver of prepayment of costs in Court of General Sessions When satisfactory evidence is presented to the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions or one of the judges thereof that the plaintiff in a suit is indigent and unable to make deposit of costs, the court or judge may permit the prosecution of the suit without the prepayment or deposit of costs. § 15-713. Deposits for jury trials in Court of General Sessions Deposits made on demands for jury trials in accordance with rules prescribed by the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions under authority granted in section 15-709 shall be earned unless, prior to three days before the time set for trial, including Sundays and legal holidays, a new date for trial is set by the court, cases are discontinued or settled, or demands for jury trials are waived. § 15-714. Witness fees for attendance in Court of General Sessions (a) There shall be paid to witnesses in criminal cases in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, not exceeding seventy-five cents per diem for each day of attendance, to be allowed only in the discretion of the court. (b) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any witness compelled by subpoena to attend any branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions other than the criminal division shall be the same amount as paid a witness compelled to attend before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. § 15-715. Witness fees in prosecutions for cruelty to children or animals An officer or member of the Humane Society is not entitled to any fee as a witness in the prosecution of a case of cruelty to children or animals. § 15-716. Advances to Court of General Sessions clerk for witness fees The Board of Commissioners or its authorized representative may advance to the clerk of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions upon requisition previously approved by the Board of Commissioners or its authorized representative, sums of money not exceeding $500 at any one time, to be used for the payment of witness fees.

TITLE 16—PARTICULAR ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND MATTERS CHAPTER

1. ACCOUNT 3. ADOPTION 5. 7. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 31. 33.

ATTACHMENT AND G A B N I S H H E N T CRIMINAL PBOCEEDINOS I N THE COTJBT OF GENERAL SESSIONS DivoBCE, ANNULMENT, SEPABATION, SIJPPORT, E T C EJECTMENT AND OTHEB REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS E M I N E N T DOMAIN FORCIBLE E N T B T AND DETAINEB GAMING TBANBACTIONS HABEAS GOBPUB JOINT CONTRACTS JUVENILE OOUBT PBOCEEDINOS CHANGE o r N A M E NEGLIGENCE CAUSING D E A T H PABTITION AND ASSIGNMENT or DOWEB PROBATE COURT PBOCEEDINOS QUIETING TITLE OBTAINED BY AOVEBSE POSSESSION

85. Quo WABBANTO 37, REPLEVIN

Sec.

16-101 16-301 16-501 16-701 16-001 16-1101 16-1301 16-1501 16-1701 16-1901 1-2101 16-2301 16-2501 16-2701 16-2901 16-3101 16-3301

16-3601 16-3701

39. SMALL CLAIMS AND CONCILIATION PBOCEDUBE I N COUBT OF GENERAL

SESSIONS 41. SUBBTIEB

16-3901 16-4101

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