| SUBJECT: |
WITNESS FEES |
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| POLICY: |
Witness fees, minus expenses, associated with a
person’s appearance in a legal proceeding as an MSUE employee are paid
to the MSUE Professional Development Endowed Fund; witness fees
associated with a person’s appearance in a legal proceeding not
as a MSUE employee, as an expert witness for example, are retained by
the person. |
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| APPLIES TO: |
MSUE provost-appointed academic staff |
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| PROVISIONS/RESTRICTIONS: |
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- Factual testimony is an individual’s knowledge of the
events of a case which has resulted from involvement in the situation.
- Expert testimony involves opinion or value judgement
regarding the facts of a case which typically results from an in-depth
understanding of a subject, not prior involvement in a situation.
- If an MSUE academic staff member appears as an expert,
he/she is considered to appear as an independent contractor, not as an
MSUE employee.
- Expenses are defined as costs associated with travel,
meals, lodging.
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| PROCEDURES: |
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- A person appearing in a court proceeding as an MSUE
employee, after deducting expenses, sends a check to the MSUE
Professional Development Endowed Fund in the amount of the balance.
- If a person’s expenses have been paid by MSU or the county,
the funding source is reimbursed.
- An MSUE academic staff member who provides expert testimony
files a consulting request.
NOTE: This policy is
under review and questions may be addressed to MSUE Human Resources.
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DATE: April 2009
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