28 U.S.C. § 1920 | Taxation of costs

A judge or clerk of any court of the United States may tax as costs the following:

(1)

Fees of the clerk and marshal;

(2)

Fees for printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained for use in the case;

(3)

Fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses;

(4)

Fees for exemplification and the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case;

(5)

section 1923 of this title Docket fees under ;

(6)

section 1828 of this title Compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special interpretation services under .

A bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree.

June 25, 1948, ch. 646 62 Stat. 955 Pub. L. 95–539, § 7Oct. 28, 197892 Stat. 2044 Pub. L. 110–406, § 6Oct. 13, 2008122 Stat. 4292(, ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 5a Jan. 20, 1944, ch. 3, § 1 58 Stat. 5Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 9a(a) and 830 (R.S. § 983; , as added , ).

section 9a of title 28For distribution of other provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., see table at end of reviser’s notes.

Word “may” was substituted for “shall” before “tax as costs,” in view of Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, providing for allowance of costs to the prevailing party as of course “unless the court otherwise directs”.

Changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–406, § 6(1)2008—Par. (2). , substituted “for printed or electronically recorded transcripts” for “of the court reporter for all or any part of the stenographic transcript”.

Pub. L. 110–406, § 6(2)Par. (4). , substituted “the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are” for “copies of papers”.

Pub. L. 95–5391978—Par. (6). added par. (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–539Oct. 28, 1978section 10(a) of Pub. L. 95–539 section 602 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .