§ 6-21 – Costs allowed either party or apportioned in discretion of court.
6-21. Costs allowed either party or apportioned in discretion of court. Costs in the following matters shall be taxed against either party, or apportioned among the parties, in the discretion of the court: (1) Application for years’ support, for surviving spouse or children. (2) Caveats to wills and any action or proceeding that may require […]
§ 6-21.1 – Allowance of counsel fees as part of costs in certain cases.
6-21.1. Allowance of counsel fees as part of costs in certain cases. (a) In any personal injury or property damage suit, or suit against an insurance company under a policy issued by the defendant insurance company in which the insured or beneficiary is the plaintiff, instituted in a court of record, upon findings by the […]
§ 6-21.2 – Attorneys' fees in notes, etc., in addition to interest.
6-21.2. Attorneys’ fees in notes, etc., in addition to interest. Obligations to pay attorneys’ fees upon any note, conditional sale contract or other evidence of indebtedness, in addition to the legal rate of interest or finance charges specified therein, shall be valid and enforceable, and collectible as part of such debt, if such note, contract […]
§ 6-21.3 – Remedies for returned check.
6-21.3. Remedies for returned check. (a) Notwithstanding any criminal sanctions that may apply, a person, firm, or corporation who knowingly draws, makes, utters, or issues and delivers to another any check or draft drawn on any bank or depository that refuses to honor the same because the maker or drawer does not have sufficient funds […]
§ 6-3 – Sureties on prosecution bonds liable for costs.
6-3. Sureties on prosecution bonds liable for costs. When an action is brought in any court in which security is given for the prosecution thereof, or when any case is brought up to a court by an appeal or otherwise, in which security for the prosecution of the suit has been given, and judgment is […]
§ 6-4 – Execution for unpaid costs; bill of costs to be attached.
6-4. Execution for unpaid costs; bill of costs to be attached. When costs are not paid by the party from whom they are due, the clerk of superior court shall issue an execution for the costs, and attach a bill of costs to each execution. The sheriff shall levy the execution as in other cases. […]
§ 6-7 – Clerk to enter costs in case file.
6-7. Clerk to enter costs in case file. The clerk of superior court shall enter in the case file, after judgment, the costs allowed by law. (Code, s. 532; Rev., s. 1255; C.S., s. 1231; 1971, c. 269, s. 3.)
§ 6-13 – Civil actions by the State; joinder of private party.
6-13. Civil actions by the State; joinder of private party. In all civil actions prosecuted in the name of the State, by an officer duly authorized for that purpose, the State shall be liable for costs in the same cases and to the same extent as private parties. If a private person be joined with […]
§ 6-14 – Civil action by and against State officers.
6-14. Civil action by and against State officers. In all civil actions depending, or which may be instituted, by any of the officers of the State, or which have been or shall be instituted against them, when any such action is brought or defended pursuant to the advice of the Attorney General, and the same […]
§ 6-15 – Actions by State for private persons, etc.
6-15. Actions by State for private persons, etc. In an action prosecuted in the name of the State for the recovery of money or property, or to establish a right or claim for the benefit of any county, city, town, village, corporation or person, costs awarded against the plaintiff shall be a charge against the […]