Pub. L. 88-241, pt. II, tit. 15, ch. 7, sec. 15–714
Witness fees for attendance in Court of General Sessions
§ 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.