(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, only the compensation specified in this chapter may be taxed and allowed to attorneys, proctors, United States attorney, marshal, witnesses, and jurors.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit attorneys and proctors from charging or receiving from their clients other than the government such reasonable compensation for their services, in addition to the taxable costs, as may be in accordance with general usage or may be agreed upon.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 531, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 633, Pub. L. 99-336, § 4(b)(1).)
1981 Ed., § 15-701.
1973 Ed., § 15-701.
Notaries public, fees, see §§ 1-1213 and 1-1214.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
§ 15–701. Compensation taxed as costs; attorneys’ compensation from clients
§ 15–702. Attorney fees taxed as costs
§ 15–703. Security for costs by nonresidents
§ 15–704. Advance payment of costs and fees
§ 15–705. Exemption of District of Columbia and United States from fees, costs, and bonds
§ 15–706. Clerk’s fees in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [Repealed]
§ 15–708. Deposit for probate fees
§ 15–709. Fees and costs in Superior Court
§ 15–710. Fees and costs in Domestic Relations Branch of Court of General Sessions. [Repealed]
§ 15–711. Deposit or security for costs in Superior Court
§ 15–712. Proceedings in forma pauperis
§ 15–713. Deposits for jury trials in Superior Court
§ 15–714. Witness fees for attendance in Superior Court
§ 15–715. Witness fees in prosecutions for cruelty to children or animals
§ 15–716. Advances to Court of General Sessions Clerk for witness fees. [Repealed]