§ 1913. — Courts of appeals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1913]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 123--FEES AND COSTS
Sec. 1913. Courts of appeals
The fees and costs to be charged and collected in each court of
appeals shall be prescribed from time to time by the Judicial Conference
of the United States. Such fees and costs shall be reasonable and
uniform in all the circuits.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 954.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 543 (Mar. 3, 1891, ch.
517, Sec. 2, 26 Stat. 826; Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 263, 29 Stat. 536; Sept.
27, 1944, ch. 413, 58 Stat. 743).
Words ``and in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia'' were omitted as covered by ``each court of
appeals.''
Judicial Conference of Senior Circuit Judges was changed to Judicial
Conference ``of the United States'' in conformity with section 331 of
this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Court Fees for Electronic Access to Information
Pub. L. 102-140, title III, Sec. 303, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 810,
as amended by Pub. L. 104-317, title IV, Sec. 403(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3854; Pub. L. 107-347, title II, Sec. 205(e), Dec. 17, 2002, 116
Stat. 2915, provided that:
``(a) The Judicial Conference may, only to the extent necessary,
prescribe reasonable fees, pursuant to sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930,
and 1932 of title 28, United States Code, for collection by the courts
under those sections for access to information available through
automatic data processing equipment. These fees may distinguish between
classes of persons, and shall provide for exempting persons or classes
of persons from the fees, in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to
promote public access to such information. The Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, under the direction
of the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall prescribe a
schedule of reasonable fees for electronic access to information which
the Director is required to maintain and make available to the public.
``(b) The Judicial Conference and the Director shall transmit each
schedule of fees prescribed under paragraph (a) to the Congress at least
30 days before the schedule becomes effective. All fees hereafter
collected by the Judiciary under paragraph (a) as a charge for services
rendered shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the Judiciary
Automation Fund pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 612(c)(1)(A) to reimburse expenses
incurred in providing these services.''
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriation act:
Pub. L. 101-515, title IV, Sec. 404, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2132.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2077 of this title.
