Florida Statutes Title VI Chapter 57 - Court Costs

• 57.011 - Costs; Security By Nonresidents.
  When a nonresident plaintiff begins an action or when a plaintiff after beginning an action removes himself or herself or his or her effects from...
• 57.021 - Costs; Taxing.
  The clerk or the judge shall tax the costs accruing in each action when it is determined and shall keep a duplicate of the costs...
• 57.031 - Costs; Record.
  All officers who are allowed to charge fees and costs shall keep a book in which they shall record an itemized account of all the...
• 57.041 - Costs; Recovery From Losing Party.
  (1) The party recovering judgment shall recover all his or her legal costs and charges which shall be included in the judgment; but this section does...
• 57.051 - Costs; Prohibition Against Unlawful Exaction.
  (1) PROHIBITION.—No officer shall make two charges for the same official act or service, nor charge for any constructive service. No fee shall be charged for...
• 57.061 - Costs; Recovery Of Illegally Exacted; Procedure.
  (1) SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.—Any person aggrieved by any charge for costs by any officer may have its correctness determined by a court and jury by giving 5...
• 57.071 - Costs; What Taxable.
  (1) If costs are awarded to any party, the following shall also be allowed:(a) The reasonable premiums or expenses paid on all bonds or other security furnished...
• 57.081 - Costs; Right To Proceed Where Prepayment Of Costs And Payment Of Filing Fees Waived.
  (1) Any indigent person, except a prisoner as defined in s. 57.085, who is a party or intervenor in any judicial or administrative agency proceeding or...
• 57.082 - Determination Of Civil Indigent Status.
  (1) APPLICATION TO THE CLERK.—A person seeking appointment of an attorney in a civil case eligible for court-appointed counsel, or seeking relief from payment of filing...
• 57.085 - Deferral Of Prepayment Of Court Costs And Fees For Indigent Prisoners.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “prisoner” means a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime...
• 57.104 - Computation Of Attorneys’ Fees.
  In any action in which attorneys’ fees are to be determined or awarded by the court, the court shall consider, among other things, time and...
• 57.105 - Attorney’s Fee; Sanctions For Raising Unsupported Claims Or Defenses; Exceptions; Service Of Motions; Damages For Delay Of Litigation.
  (1) Upon the court’s initiative or motion of any party, the court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee, including prejudgment interest, to be paid to the...
• 57.111 - Civil Actions And Administrative Proceedings Initiated By State Agencies; Attorneys’ Fees And Costs.
  (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Equal Access to Justice Act.”(2) The Legislature finds that certain persons may be deterred from seeking review of,...
• 57.115 - Execution On Judgments; Attorney’s Fees And Costs.
  (1) The court may award against a judgment debtor reasonable costs and attorney’s fees incurred thereafter by a judgment creditor in connection with execution on a...

Last modified: September 23, 2016