50-17-114. Payment of costs, expenses, and fees. (1) Court costs, expenses, and all fees must be paid by the treasurer of the county from which a person is committed.
(2) Expenses and fees must be paid as follows:
(a) to sheriffs and their deputies, the same fees allowed for similar services in district court;
(b) to physicians, not to exceed two, fees as set by the court;
(c) to witnesses, the same fees and mileage provided for attendance in district court;
(d) to persons other than the sheriff or the sheriff's deputies who transport a person to or from a hospital or treatment location, witness fees and expenses as verified by the court.
(3) Expenses of transporting a person to a hospital or treatment location for commitment must be paid from the general fund of the county from which the person is committed.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 38, Ch. 197, L. 1967; Sec. 69-4315, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 39, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 69-4316, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4315, 69-4316(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 190, L. 2001.