Montana Code Annotated
Title 25. Civil Procedure
Chapter 10. Costs

Part 1. Imposition of Costs

25-10-101. When costs allowed, of course, to plaintiff - 25-10-101. When costs allowed, of course, to plaintiff. Costs are...

25-10-102. When costs allowed, of course, to defendant - 25-10-102. When costs allowed, of course, to defendant. Costs must...

25-10-103. When costs discretionary - 25-10-103. When costs discretionary. Unless otherwise provided, in actions other...

25-10-104. When costs of appeal discretionary - 25-10-104. When costs of appeal discretionary. (1) In the following...

25-10-105. Costs of review other than by appeal - 25-10-105. Costs of review other than by appeal. When the...

25-10-106. Several defendants not united in interest - 25-10-106. Several defendants not united in interest. When there are...

25-10-107. Costs when tender was made before commencement of action - 25-10-107. Costs when tender was made before commencement of action....

25-10-108. Imposing costs on party acting as representative - 25-10-108. Imposing costs on party acting as representative. In an...

25-10-109. Prisoner attendance at civil proceeding prohibited -- exceptions -- costs - 25-10-109. Prisoner attendance at civil proceeding prohibited -- exceptions --...

Part 2. Allowable Costs

25-10-201. Costs generally allowable - 25-10-201. Costs generally allowable. A party to whom costs are...

25-10-202. Costs of motion - 25-10-202. Costs of motion. Whenever a motion is sustained or...

25-10-203. Costs of postponement - 25-10-203. Costs of postponement. When an application is made to...

25-10-204. Costs of transferring papers -- change of venue - 25-10-204. Costs of transferring papers -- change of venue. The...

25-10-205. Costs of securing witnesses -- substitution of judge - 25-10-205. Costs of securing witnesses -- substitution of judge. Whenever...

25-10-206. Secretary of state's fee for accepting service of process - 25-10-206. Secretary of state's fee for accepting service of process....

Part 3. Attorney Fees

25-10-301. Determining compensation of attorneys - 25-10-301. Determining compensation of attorneys. The measure and mode of...

25-10-302. Inclusion of attorney's fees in bill of costs - 25-10-302. Inclusion of attorney's fees in bill of costs. The...

25-10-303. Attorney fees -- motor vehicle claim - 25-10-303. Attorney fees -- motor vehicle claim. In an action...

25-10-304. Paralegal fees as component of attorney fees - 25-10-304. Paralegal fees as component of attorney fees. In any...

25-10-305. Paralegal defined -- use of title - 25-10-305. Paralegal defined -- use of title. (1) As used...

Part 4. Officers' Fees, Prepayment

25-10-401. Itemization of officer's fees - 25-10-401. Itemization of officer's fees. No fees of any officer...

25-10-402. No charge for copies furnished by party - 25-10-402. No charge for copies furnished by party. In all...

25-10-403. Prepayment of fees - 25-10-403. Prepayment of fees. Each party to a civil action...

25-10-404. Poor persons not required to prepay fees -- definition - 25-10-404. Poor persons not required to prepay fees -- definition....

25-10-405. Governmental entities not required to prepay fees -- exceptions - 25-10-405. Governmental entities not required to prepay fees -- exceptions....

25-10-406. Collection of clerk's and sheriff's costs after judgment - 25-10-406. Collection of clerk's and sheriff's costs after judgment. In...

Part 5. Claiming Costs

25-10-501. Bill of costs - 25-10-501. Bill of costs. The party in whose favor judgment...

25-10-502. Procedure upon objection to bill of costs - 25-10-502. Procedure upon objection to bill of costs. A party...

25-10-503. How costs on appeal claimed - 25-10-503. How costs on appeal claimed. Whenever costs are awarded...

25-10-504. Clerk to include costs in judgment - 25-10-504. Clerk to include costs in judgment. The clerk shall...

Part 6. Security for Costs

25-10-601. Security for costs from nonresident plaintiff - 25-10-601. Security for costs from nonresident plaintiff. When the plaintiff...

25-10-602. Dismissal when security not given - 25-10-602. Dismissal when security not given. After the lapse of...

Part 7. Payment of Costs by Governmental Entities

25-10-701. Public officers not to be personally taxed - 25-10-701. Public officers not to be personally taxed. No officer...

25-10-702. Payment of costs by state - 25-10-702. Payment of costs by state. When the state is...

25-10-703. Payment of costs by county - 25-10-703. Payment of costs by county. When a county is...

25-10-704. through 25-10-710 reserved - 25-10-704 through 25-10-710 reserved.

25-10-711. Award of costs against governmental entity when suit or defense is frivolous or pursued in bad faith - 25-10-711. Award of costs against governmental entity when suit or...