Expert Fee and Expense Policies
Expert Fee Application
- IDS-003 – Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals Fee Application Oct 2020Note: Experts SHOULD NOT Perform any work Above the Amount Pre-Authorized
- IDS-028 – Ex Parte Request for Expert Funding (Capital Trial) Feb 2022
- IDS29 – Ex Parte Request for Expert Funding (Capital Post-conviction) Feb 2022
- Indigent Defense Attorney or Expert Electronic Payment Form Mar 2021
Note: If you are an expert assisting an attorney who is representing an indigent person at state expense, and then only in a case in which the Court is responsible for approving funds for experts, the attorney should provide you with a copy of Form AOC-G-309, Application and Order for Defense Expert Witness Funding in Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level. Expert must complete Section III and Section IV of this form after services are rendered to apply for payment.
Lodging/Meals: For all travel completed on or after July 1, 2021, the following list details the various rates of subsistence per day. Please keep in mind that the reimbursement for hotel/lodging is the actual room rate up to the allowance shown plus actual taxes. Hotel receipts are required. Meals are reimbursed at one per diem per overnight stay. Meal receipts are not required.
Mileage: The mileage reimbursement rate is $.50 per mile.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Meal Totals | $41.30 | $44.10 |
| Lodging (actual, up to) | $78.90 | $93.20 |