Section 131 Of Chapter 5. Division Of Workers’ Compensation From California Labor Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 5.
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. Each witness who appears by order of the appeals board or any
of its members, or a workers' compensation judge, shall receive, if
demanded, for his or her attendance the same fees and mileage allowed
by law to a witness in civil cases, paid by the party at whose
request the witness is subpoenaed, unless otherwise ordered by the
appeals board. When any witness who has not been required to attend
at the request of any party is subpoenaed by the appeals board, his
or her fees and mileage may be paid from the funds appropriated for
the use of the appeals board in the same manner as other expenses of
the appeals board are paid. Any witness subpoenaed, except one whose
fees and mileage are paid from the funds of the appeals board, may,
at the time of service, demand the fee to which he or she is entitled
for travel to and from the place at which he or she is required to
appear, and one day's attendance. If a witness demands his or her
fees at the time of service, and they are not at that time paid or
tendered, he or she shall not be required to attend as directed in
the subpoena. All fees and mileage to which any witness is entitled
under this section may be collected by action therefor instituted by
the person to whom the fees are payable.