§ 6-32 – Costs against assignee after action brought.
6-32. Costs against assignee after action brought. In actions in which the cause of action becomes by assignment after the commencement of the action, or in any other manner, the property of a person not a party to the action, such person shall be liable for the costs in the same manner as if he […]
§ 6-33 – Costs on appeal generally.
6-33. Costs on appeal generally. On appeal from a magistrate or any court of the General Court of Justice, if the appellant recovers judgment, he shall recover the costs of the appeal and also those costs he ought to have recovered below had the judgment of that court been correct. If in any court of […]
§ 6-40 – Liability of counties, where trial removed from one county to another.
6-40. Liability of counties, where trial removed from one county to another. When a prisoner is sent from one county to another to be held for trial, or for any other cause or purpose, the county from which he is sent shall pay his jail expenses, unless they are collected from the prisoner. (1889, c. […]
§ 6-47 – Judgment confessed; bond given to secure fine and costs.
6-47. Judgment confessed; bond given to secure fine and costs. In cases where a court permits a defendant convicted of any criminal offense to give bond or confess judgment, with sureties to secure the fine and costs which may be imposed, the acceptance of such security shall be upon the condition that it shall not […]
§ 6-21.5 – Attorney's fees in nonjusticiable cases.
6-21.5. Attorney’s fees in nonjusticiable cases. In any civil action, special proceeding, or estate or trust proceeding, the court, upon motion of the prevailing party, may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the prevailing party if the court finds that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised […]
§ 6-21.6 – Reciprocal attorneys' fees provisions in business contracts.
6-21.6. Reciprocal attorneys’ fees provisions in business contracts. (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Business contract. – A contract entered into primarily for business or commercial purposes. The term does not include a consumer contract, an employment contract, or a contract to which a government or a governmental agency of […]
§ 6-21.7 – Attorneys' fees; cities or counties acting outside the scope of their authority.
6-21.7. Attorneys’ fees; cities or counties acting outside the scope of their authority. In any action in which a city or county is a party, upon a finding by the court that the city or county violated a statute or case law setting forth unambiguous limits on its authority, the court shall award reasonable attorneys’ […]
§ 6-22 – Petitioner to pay costs in certain cases.
6-22. Petitioner to pay costs in certain cases. The petitioner shall pay the costs in the following proceedings: (1) In petitions for draining or damming lowlands where the petitioner alone is benefited. (2) In petitions for condemnation of water millsites when the petitioner is allowed to erect the mill; but when he is not allowed […]
§ 6-23 – Defendant unreasonably defending after notice of no personal claim to pay costs.
6-23. Defendant unreasonably defending after notice of no personal claim to pay costs. In case of a defendant, against whom no personal claim is made, the plaintiff may deliver to such defendant with the summons, a notice subscribed by the plaintiff or his attorney, setting forth the general object of the action, a brief description […]
§ 6-24 – Suits by an indigent; payment of costs by an indigent.
6-24. Suits by an indigent; payment of costs by an indigent. A person who sues as an indigent is not required to advance the required court costs and no officer shall require any fee of the person. If a court enters a judgment in favor of a person suing as an indigent and does not […]