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2006 SESSION
SB 251 Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Criminal procedure; compensation of expert witness. Eliminates the prohibition against compensating psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, or other experts who are employed by the Commonwealth and are appointed by the court to render professional service in trials involving an insanity defense or after conviction in a case in which the offense indicates sexual abnormality. The bill limits such compensation to that which is for professional services rendered during nonstate hours and approved by the expert's employing agency as being beyond the scope of the expert's state employment duties.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Criminal procedure; compensation of expert witness. Eliminates the prohibition against compensating psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, or other experts who are employed by the Commonwealth and are appointed by the court to render professional service in trials involving an insanity defense or after conviction in a case in which the offense indicates sexual abnormality. The bill limits such compensation to that which is provided during non-state hours and that is approved as being outside the scope of state employment.