§ 16-68-204. Bonds not void for want of form
The bond of no executor or executrix, administrator or administratrix or guardian, nor any prosecution, appeal, nonresident, or attachment bond, nor any other statutory bonds of any party, plaintiff, or defendant in any court of justice in this state, nor any recognizance in any criminal cause in this state, shall be declared null and void […]
§ 16-68-205. New bond to replace defective bond
When any bond provided for by this code is adjudged to be defective, a new and sufficient one may be executed in such reasonable time as the court may fix, with the same effect as if originally executed.
§ 16-68-301. Persons required to give bond for costs — Deposit in lieu of bond — Dismissal of action for noncompliance
(a) Before commencing an action, a plaintiff who is a nonresident of this state or a corporation other than a bank created by the laws of this state shall file in the clerk’s office a bond, with sufficient surety and to be approved by the clerk, for the payment of all costs which may accrue […]
§ 16-68-302. Bond required if plaintiff becomes a nonresident
If the plaintiff in an action, after its institution, becomes a nonresident of this state, he or she shall give security for costs, in the manner and under the restrictions provided for in § 16-68-301.
§ 16-68-303. Bond required of guardian, next friend, or assignee
A guardian or next friend suing for an infant or person of unsound mind, and every plaintiff suing as an assignee, except an endorsee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note placed on the footing of a bill of exchange, when insolvent, may be required to give security for costs. On the failure […]
§ 16-68-304. State not required to give security for costs
The state shall not be required or ruled to give security for costs in any case whatever, in any court.
§ 16-68-305. Requirement of additional security
In an action in which a bond for costs has been given, the defendant, at any time before judgment and after reasonable notice to the plaintiff, may move the court for additional security on the part of the plaintiff. If, on the motion, the court is satisfied that the surety in the plaintiff’s bond has […]
§ 16-68-306. Liability of attorney when bond not given
When process is issued in an action by the direction of an attorney for a plaintiff who is required by § 16-68-301 to give security for costs, but who has failed to do so, the attorney shall be liable as surety for the costs of the action until a bond is given. The attorney’s liability […]
§ 16-68-401. Actions of trespass
In all actions of trespass, if any damages are found for the plaintiff upon the trial of the issue or inquiry of damages, he or she shall recover his or her costs.
§ 16-68-402. Recovery below court’s jurisdiction
In all actions other than trespass which may be prosecuted in any court, the subject matter of which shall be cognizable before the court, but the damages recovered shall be below the jurisdiction of the court, the plaintiff shall recover his costs.