A. Fees Paid By Defendant; Deposit: Witnesses in any proceeding in the court other than the police officers or peace officers shall be entitled to a sum per each day of attendance. However, no witness shall receive fees in more than one case for the same period of time or the same travel. A defendant seeking to subpoena witnesses must deposit with the clerk a sum sufficient to cover fees for one day of attendance for each witness to be summoned.
B. Indigent Persons:
1. Such deposit shall not be required from an indigent defendant who files an affidavit setting out:
a. The names of no more than three (3) witnesses;
b. That the defendant, by reason of his poverty, is unable to provide the fees allowed by law;
c. That the testimony of the witnesses is material; and
d. That their attendance at the trial is necessary for his proper defense.
2. The fees of such witnesses shall be paid by the city. (1990 Code § 6-130)