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Committee hears bill to reimburse civilian witnesses for mileage in criminal cases
Summary
Representative Kelly Potenza introduced a bill to require the state to pay mileage for civilian witnesses who must return to court after repeated defendant no-shows; prosecutors and a county attorney described prior fee schedules and administrative steps, while senators pressed for fiscal detail.
Representative Kelly Potenza, sponsor of the bill identified in the hearing as "6 97," told the Senate Judiciary Committee the proposal would reimburse civilian witnesses for mileage when they must return to court after repeated defendant no-shows.
"So I put this bill in, to have compensation on mileage," Potenza said, describing requests she received from prosecutors in “Coloss County” who were losing witnesses after multiple court cancellations.
The bill, Potenza said, was routed through the House on consent with full…
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