ยง621-8 - Attendance roll; parking violations exemption.
ยง621-8ย Attendance roll; parking violations
exemption.ย (a)ย The clerk of each circuit court shall keep an attendance
roll, in which shall be entered the name of each witness subpoenaed for the
prosecution in criminal cases in the circuit, the name of each witness
subpoenaed for the defendant at the expense of the State under order of the
court, where each witness was subpoenaed or summoned, the date of appearance,
the date of discharge, the number of days' attendance with the dates thereof,
the place of residence of the witness and the number of miles necessarily
traveled by the witness to the place of holding court.ย For all other witnesses
in civil and criminal cases, including cases in family court, the clerk of each
court shall keep an attendance roll in which shall be entered the name of each
witness subpoenaed or summoned, each date the witness appeared, and the date of
discharge.
(b)ย All witnesses summoned or subpoenaed to
appear in any circuit court, family court, or district court case shall be exempt
from any prosecution, penalty, or fine as a result of a parking violation for
an expired meter committed in connection with the witness appearing in court;
provided that the witness shall present any parking citation received during
this time to the clerk of the court and the clerk shall verify that the witness
was present at the time the citation was received.ย The supreme court shall
adopt rules necessary to effect this section.ย [L 1907, c 53, ยง2; RL 1925,
ยง2561; RL 1935, ยง3817; RL 1945, ยง9828; am imp L 1945, c 35, ยง1; RL 1955,
ยง222-8; HRS ยง621-8; am L 1972, c 104, ยง1(f); am L 1988, c 281, ยง2; am L 1993, c
114, ยง1]