June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 954Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 24492 Stat. 2671Pub. L. 99–336, § 4(a)100 Stat. 637Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(a)]100 Stat. 1783–39Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(a)]100 Stat. 3341–39Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 401(a)110 Stat. 3853Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title III, § 307(a)118 Stat. 2895Pub. L. 109–171, title X, § 10001(a)120 Stat. 183(, ; , , ; , , ; , , , 1783–64, and , , , 3341–64; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
June 28, 1902, ch. 1301, § 132 Stat. 476Feb. 11, 1925, ch. 20443 Stat. 857Jan. 22, 1927, ch. 50, § 244 Stat. 1023Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, § 145 Stat. 54Mar. 3, 1942, ch. 124, § 256 Stat. 122Sept. 27, 1944, ch. 41458 Stat. 743Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 549, 553 and 555 (R.S. § 828; , ; , §§ 2, 6, 8, , 858; , ; , ; , ; , §§ 1, 4, 5, , 744).
Section consolidates sections 549, 553, and 555 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., as amended with necessary changes of phraseology.
The phrase “filing fee” was substituted for the inconsistent and misleading words of sections 549 and 553 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., “as full payment for all services to be rendered by the clerk” etc. thus removing the necessity for including exceptions and referring to other sections containing provisions for additional fees.
section 549 of title 28The provision in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., for payment of fees by the parties instituting criminal proceedings by indictment or information, was omitted. Such proceedings are instituted only by the United States from which costs cannot be exacted.
section 549 of title 28section 1920 of this titleThe provision in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., for taxation of fees as costs, was omitted as covered by .
section 553 of title 28act Dec. 17, 1943, ch. 344, § 157 Stat. 600section 282 of title 8Words “or appeal from a deportation order of a United States Commissioner” in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as obsolete since repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act by , . Appeal was formerly conferred by , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality.
Subsection (d) excepting the District of Columbia, was added to preserve the existing schedule of fees prescribed by section 11–1509 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed.
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 99–591Pub. L. 99–500 is a corrected version of .
Amendments
Pub. L. 109–1712006—Subsec. (a). substituted “$350” for “$250”.
Pub. L. 108–4472004—Subsec. (a). substituted “$250” for “$150”.
Pub. L. 104–3171996—Subsec. (a). substituted “$150” for “$120”.
Pub. L. 99–500Pub. L. 99–5911986—Subsec. (a). and substituted “$120” for “$60”.
Pub. L. 99–336Subsec. (d). struck out subsec. (d) which provided that section was not applicable to District of Columbia.
Pub. L. 95–5981978—Subsec. (a). substituted “$60” for “$15”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–171, title X, § 10001(d)120 Stat. 184
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title III, § 307(c)118 Stat. 2895
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 401(c)110 Stat. 3854
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–336, § 4(c)100 Stat. 638
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–598section 402(c) of Pub. L. 95–598section 101 of Title 11Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Bankruptcy.
Court Fees for Electronic Access to Information
section 303 of Pub. L. 102–140section 1913 of this titleJudicial Conference to prescribe reasonable fees for collection by courts under this section for access to information available through automatic data processing equipment and fees to be deposited in Judiciary Automation Fund, see , set out as a note under .