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25-10-201. Costs generally allowable

25-10-201. Costs generally allowable. A party to whom costs are awarded in an action is entitled to include in the party’s bill of costs the party’s necessary disbursements, as follows: (1) the legal fees of witnesses, including mileage, or referees and other officers; (2) the expenses of taking depositions; (3) the legal fees for publication when publication is directed; […]

25-10-202. Costs of motion

25-10-202. Costs of motion. Whenever a motion is sustained or overruled, the losing party must pay to the other $10 as costs. If a motion is withdrawn before the hearing, it must be considered overruled. History: En. Sec. 1861, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7164, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9797, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9797, […]

25-10-203. Costs of postponement

25-10-203. Costs of postponement. When an application is made to the court or referee to postpone a trial, the payment of costs occasioned by the postponement may be imposed, in the discretion of the court or referee, as a condition of granting the same. History: En. Sec. 408, p. 127, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 477, p. 229, […]

25-10-204. Costs of transferring papers — change of venue

25-10-204. Costs of transferring papers — change of venue. The costs and fees of transmitting the pleading and papers when an order is made transferring an action or proceeding for trial and of filing the papers anew must be paid by the party at whose instance the order was made; except that the party filing the […]

25-10-205. Costs of securing witnesses — substitution of judge

25-10-205. Costs of securing witnesses — substitution of judge. Whenever a motion for substitution of a judge is filed after the action or proceeding is set for trial or hearing, the party filing the motion shall pay to the opposite party all costs necessarily incurred in securing the attendance of witnesses between the date the order […]

25-10-206. Secretary of state’s fee for accepting service of process

25-10-206. Secretary of state’s fee for accepting service of process. The fee paid by the plaintiff to the secretary of state pursuant to part 6 of chapter 3 and Rule 4(p), M.R.Civ.P., must be taxed as part of the plaintiff’s costs if the plaintiff prevails in the action. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 10, L. 1937; amd. […]