---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 681.21"
title: "45"
number: "681.21"
heading: "Who pays the costs for a subpoena?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/681.21"
---

# §681.21. Who pays the costs for a subpoena?


The party requesting a subpoena shall pay the cost of the fees and mileage of any witness subpoenaed in the amounts that would be payable to a witness in a proceeding in United States District Court. A check for witness fees and mileage shall accompany the subpoena when served, except that when a subpoena is issued on behalf of NSF, a check of fees and mileage need not accompany the subpoena.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 74 FR 26794, June 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.