§ 1920. — Taxation of costs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1920]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 123--FEES AND COSTS
Sec. 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 955; Pub. L. 95-539, Sec. 7, Oct. 28,
1978, 92 Stat. 2044.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 9a(a) and 830 (R.S.
Sec. 983; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, Sec. 5a, as added Jan. 20, 1944, ch. 3,
Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 5).
For distribution of other provisions of section 9a of title 28,
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.
Amendments
1978--Par. (6). Pub. L. 95-539 added par. (6).
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-539 effective Oct. 28, 1978, see section
10(a) of Pub. L. 95-539, set out as a note under section 602 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1821, 2412, 2503 of this
title; title 21 section 844.
