(A) 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, plus mileage for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the place of attendance if their residence is outside the limits of the municipality. However, no witness shall receive fees or mileage in more than one case for the same period of time or the same travel.
(B) A defendant seeking to subpoena witnesses must deposit with the Clerk a sum sufficient to cover fees and mileage for one day of attendance for each witness to be summoned, but such deposit shall not be required from an indigent defendant who files an affidavit setting out:
(1) The names of no more than three witnesses;
(2) The defendant, by reason of his or her poverty, is unable to provide the fees and mileage allowed by law;
(3) The testimony of the witnesses is material; and
(4) Their attendance at the trial is necessary for his or her proper defense. The fees of such witnesses shall be paid by the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 6-129)