§ 16-68-606. Fees upon commencement or dismissal
(a) If the court authorizes the commencement of the action and the court concludes, based on information contained in the affidavit or other information available to the court, that such person is able to pay part of the fees, costs, or security otherwise required, then the court shall order a partial payment to be made […]
§ 16-68-607. Multiple lawsuits — Definition
(a) (1) As used in this section, “civil action or proceeding” includes without limitation a legal action filed in federal or state court. (2) “Civil action or proceeding” does not include: (A) A petition for writ of habeas corpus; (B) A petition for writ of error coram nobis; or (C) A petition for relief under […]
§ 16-68-410. Execution for costs
(a) In all cases where costs are given by this act, the party to whom the costs are adjudged may have execution therefor. (b) In all cases where either party is adjudged to pay costs before final judgment, the party in whose favor the costs are adjudged may have execution therefor immediately, as upon final […]
§ 16-68-501. Advance payment of fees — Recovery as costs — Unpaid fees — Endorsement on execution
If any party to a suit pays any fees allowed by this act before final judgment and the judgment is thereafter rendered in his or her favor and costs adjudged to him or her, the amount so paid shall be taxed and endorsed on the execution and levied and collected by virtue thereof for the […]
§ 16-68-502. Fees of officers endorsed on execution — Fee book
(a) The clerks of the several courts shall endorse on every execution which they shall issue the fees due to each officer and any other person. (b) The clerks, at the time of issuing an execution or fee bill or of recovering any fees due to them by any party or other person, shall enter […]
§ 16-68-503. Fee bills of officers and witnesses
(a) All officers and witnesses entitled to fees by the law for services rendered in any suit, matter, or controversy pending in any court of record may make out fee bills for the services at the end of each term of the court wherein the suit, matter, or controversy is pending, charging the party at […]
§ 16-68-504. Collection of fee bill
When any fee bill shall come to the hands of any sheriff or other officer to be collected, and the person against whom the fee bill is issued refuses or fails to pay the amount of the fee bill within twenty (20) days after the fee bill shall be presented, the sheriff or other officer […]
§ 16-68-505. Failure of sheriff to collect — Judgment against sheriff
If any sheriff neglects or refuses to levy and collect the fees and pay over the money, when collected, to the person entitled thereto, the court shall upon motion enter up judgment for the amount of the fee bill against him or her and cause execution to issue thereon.
§ 16-68-506. Pro rata division of fees when entire costs not collected
In case the clerk, or, if the costs in any action are collected on execution by the sheriff, then the sheriff, is unable to collect the entire amount of costs due, the clerk or sheriff shall not first retain from the amount the fees due himself or herself, but shall account for and pay the […]
§ 16-68-507. Suits by state — Payment of officer’s fees
Whenever any civil suit is or has been prosecuted by the state and for the state’s own benefit, the clerks, sheriffs, and other officers shall be entitled to the same fees as in other civil cases between private persons. Whenever the state becomes liable to pay any such costs, it shall be the duty of […]