(a) The District of Columbia or any officer thereof acting therefor may not be required to pay court costs or fees in any court in and for the District of Columbia.
(b) The District of Columbia may not be required to pay fees to the clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, or to the marshal of the District, and is entitled to the services of the marshal in the service of all civil process.
(c) The United States and the District of Columbia may not be required to pay fees and costs for services rendered by the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Register of Wills.
(d) Neither the United States nor the District of Columbia, nor any officer of either acting in his official capacity, may be required to give bond or enter into undertaking to perfect an appeal or to obtain an injunction or other writ, process, or order in or of any court in the District of Columbia for which a bond or undertaking is required by law or rule of court.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 532, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 15-705.
1973 Ed., § 15-705.
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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]