The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized, upon consideration of the amounts available in the budget, and other essential factors, to promulgate regulations to fix the types of honorariums, including per diems and mileage, for the witnesses and jurors that appear before the courts of justice in Puerto Rico. Provided, That said honorariums shall not be less than twenty dollars ($20) for each day of service; and that a minimum of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day of appearance shall be provided for citizens who reside in the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.
History —May 10, 1947, No. 338, p. 580, § 1; June 9, 1969, No. 31, p. 47, § 2; Jan. 10, 1999, No. 33, § 1, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1999.