Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 1920


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 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 of the court reporter for all or any part of the
      stenographic transcript necessarily obtained for use in the case;
        (3) Fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses;
        (4) Fees for exemplification and copies of papers necessarily
      obtained for use in the case;
        (5) Docket fees under section 1923 of this title;
        (6) Compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of
      interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special
      interpretation services under section 1828 of this title.

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



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