A judge or judicial officer shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses upon his or her own motion or upon request of the tribal police or any other party to the case. Failure to obey a subpoena shall be punishable as contempt of court. Service of subpoenas shall be made by tribal police officer or other person designated by the Court.
(Port Gamble S’Klallam Law and Order Code. Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984 amended this section to make failure to obey a subpoena punishable by contempt. This section was formerly numbered 1.8.01.)
All witnesses shall be administered the following oath by the Court, “Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth in the matter now pending before this Court.”
(Port Gamble S’Klallam Law and Order Code.)
Each witness answering a subpoena shall be entitled to a fee of ten ($10.00) dollars per day for each day his services are required in court. The fees of witnesses in civil actions shall be paid by the party calling them.
(Port Gamble S’Klallam Law and Order Code. Res. 84 A 03, 2/14/1984 amended this section, deleting the portion on voluntary witness expenses. This section was formerly numbered 1.8.02.)